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  • dunstonh wrote: »
    Exactly. It doesnt matter for the vast majority of those in neg eq. You either wait until your capital repayment buy you out of neg eq or you save up to fill the gap or you stay put.

    ... or you sell now, rent for a while and buy at the bottom.

    For example, assume 10% NE.

    1. Take a personal to cover the NE and sell now.
    2. Rent.
    3. Buy at some time in the futiue when prices have fallen by a further 10%+.

    [meercat] simples [/meercat]

    GG
    There are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.
  • Maybe the FTB's that bought my house in Dec 2007 should be allowed to sue me for letting them do so.
    Nice couple, I think about the situation they will be in, but last time I checked no-one held a gun to their head or twisted their arm.
    In fact I was desperate to sell and my solicitor was talking up the market even at that point!
    Nothing to see here :beer:
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