Walking around my local area at the weekend I noticed that lots of houses seemed to have stuck up "for sale" signs... no sign of any "Sold" signs though. I keep hearing that its a buyers market and that the time isn't a great time for selling, but I am keen to offload a flat before the summer - any tips on how to find a buyer?

Also, I want to invest in more property for my kids - ie rent it out on their behalf and then hand it over to them in a few years when they have time to manage them properly... it is legal to advertise looking for people to sell me a home at below market value?

Anyone else tried doing this?