Seven habits of dangerous guessers

Before you touch the slider

1. Photos first, numbers second: light, layout and renovation age set your anchor. 2. Price the location, then the home — a mediocre flat on a great street beats the reverse. 3. Check the year built; every decade has a price personality.

4. Divide by the area early: price-per-square-metre is the language the market actually speaks. 5. Respect the description's silences — what isn't mentioned usually needs renovating.

At the moment of truth

6. Commit to your first serious number; nudges of ±1% are for confidence, not compensation. 7. After the reveal, read why you missed. The miss is the lesson — the score just makes it stick.

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