Strategy for selling a house - what is the best way to proceed?

Out of the first approximately 25 inquiries, I selected 6 (a prerequisite for me was the complete provision of contact details and proof of the affordable financing framework). Anyone who only provided abbreviated names or incomplete information was not considered. I also did not answer any later inquiries for the time being.

A quick question about that again, since we now also have to select a few people to let them view the property.
How long did you schedule for the viewing per party approximately? I was thinking about 30-45 minutes. Is that too short?
Did you prepare anything for the people, something to take away or so?

I can't imagine that as a couple you just walk through somewhere for 30 minutes and then sign a contract for a good half a million somewhere. o.O

Well, there should be 2 appointments. The first one quickly and a submission of the bid, and then you select. Choose who seemed likeable to you and who has money.

Or clarify who already has a financing commitment before inviting.

A quick follow-up question, since we now also have to select a few people to show the property to.
How much time did you roughly schedule per party for the viewing? I was thinking 30-45 minutes. Is that too short?
Did you prepare anything for the people to take with them or so?

I can't imagine as a couple walking around somewhere for 30 minutes and then signing a contract for a good half a million somewhere. o.O

The interested parties received all relevant property data in advance.

We then scheduled 1 hour per party, and that way all emerging questions could really be answered, for example, when the handover is planned, why the property is being sold, how high the additional costs for the house are, and other matters.

After the viewing, we told the parties to first let everything sink in and then feel free to contact us by e-mail or phone if they came to a decision (no matter which).

Everyone who agreed did so between immediately and 1 day after the viewing.

Those with whom we wanted to proceed then came a second time. They took another look and then we discussed the further procedure :)

Edit: your house is still under warranty, so no one will wait forever to give their commitment.

We did not make a preliminary contract or anything like that, but afterwards I wrote an e-mail including what was discussed and the agreed purchase price, and the buyers confirmed the e-mail.

Did you prepare anything for the people, to take away or something?

Oh, I would be really happy about a small lunch package …. maybe something personal, handmade …
:p

I can't imagine that as a couple you just walk around somewhere for 30 minutes and then sign a contract worth about half a million somewhere. o_O

The people are desperate and have probably already learned that you shouldn’t think too long. With a new house, during the first viewing I would only be interested in where it is, which micro-location, live floor plan, does it smell (anyone who ever bought something on eBay from a cat-smoking household knows what I mean), does the house suit me. If everything fits, then accepted. Once it’s standing you can look more closely (construction defects). The people who waste most of your time etc. are the ones who aren’t going to buy anyway …..

I think anyone who still replies to the classified ad of a local newspaper today must have serious interest. Actually, I want to say, the person is desperate. Whether they are also equipped with sufficient creditworthiness remains to be seen... Good luck continuing!

No, not desperate, but committed. That’s how I bought my house.

I can’t imagine a couple somehow walking somewhere for 30 minutes and then signing a contract of about half a million somewhere. o_O

Yes, we did it that way. It’s a very long story. If it’s not the first house you look at, you can quickly assess whether you like properties or not. In my case, it was also not possible otherwise. Either an appraiser or we ourselves were not allowed to enter the house again. After the first visit, there were only two short meetings in the living room of about 5 minutes each. It’s a miracle that the signature at the notary happened.

Somewhere there was one with financing approval, ETFs, and equity who cancelled after the notary signature

But that only works by mutual agreement. My predecessor also wanted to cancel. The notary kindly shut that down immediately :)

Did you have anything prepared for the people to take with them or so?

We had received floor plans and took photos ourselves. That’s the most important thing at first. I once viewed a house where the associated garage was on the neighboring plot, so the land register excerpts were directly relevant.

In the coming days, we will enter the viewing phase.
We have some parties who are very interested. I'm curious to see if any will make commitments, and if so, how many.

I have already received financing documents from some. One such "subject to conditions" document from the house bank, which is probably worth as much as the paper it's printed on. :D And a concrete confirmation from a prospective buyer for another property from Nov. 21, for an even significantly higher amount than our asking price, where they were subsequently outbid and did not get the house after all. There was nothing about conditions on that, so I consider that credible regarding creditworthiness.
But generally, I am starting to wonder how we will make a decision here. If we had multiple commitments now, we would like to take the party with the highest assurance that the financing won’t fall through to the notary.
I also have a viewing from someone who claims they don’t need a bank at all. O.o How do you prove that? Do you ask for a bank statement or something?

My gut feeling based on the urgency some interested parties have conveyed to me via messages/calls currently says that we might have to prepare for multiple commitments and maybe even someone offering more than asked. On the phone, we’ve already heard statements like "We find the price more than reasonable"…
I’ve always said I’m not a fan of these "bidding procedures," and that remains true—I thought I’d avoid it by simply listing at our asking price, which was set relatively high. What do I do if people now outbid each other unsolicited? Do I inform the others? Should I ask them beforehand if they want to know if someone else is offering more? Then I’m somehow in a bidding process without asking—but giving up 10 or 20k € just out of pure humanity is something we can’t or don’t want to do. We are also facing a new property, and more capital means more security, logically.
How would you proceed?