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If you had to move now, would you buy or rent?
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PasturesNew wrote: »I am trying to move right now and I will be renting.
I can afford to buy a house for cash in most places, it would be pretty much a dream house even at that price.
I still want to rent, even though I can't afford to rent a place 1/4 of the size of a place to buy.
Buying: 2-bed, detached maybe, garage, garden, utility, conservatory.
Renting: 1-bed MAX, possibly studio/bedsit.
Still going to rent.
Keep life simple.
Not with that, check, you can afford to buy a house for cash but you can't afford to rent a worse property
It is like one of those puzzles in the old comics eg what goes up the stairs black and white and comes down red
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
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I assume PN doesn't want to dip into her capital
Yes I know but it reads a little comedic, anyway what is the problem with dipping into capital if you can soon pick up a property 50 -70% off peak.'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
Absolutely. That's why I'm interested in people's opinions and reasons.I think there are as many answers as there are people and no right or wrong one.
The person has already been commuting a stupidly long way to the new area for some time and has now decided to move there properly. The house they are in currently is rented, so they don't have to sell in order to move. Situation in the rented house is such that they would really like to move out but don't actually have to move out by any particular deadline.lostinrates wrote: »Good start. Family situation/dependants/pets? Age?
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I'd buy.
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
Single, mid 30s, kids, no animals.
If still in rented then might be wise to keep options open. Might meet a partner in new place, nd easier to ren with no pets. I think children shouldn't be a barrier to renting, but can see why they are in prctise here. Older children leaving friends/school might feel more settled by having a room to decorate.
Hmm, I think its a tricky one!
Next thing is to consider how the repayments would stack up I suppose.0 -
As I see it, the capital exists ... and I don't know how much I'll need when I do buy. I also don't know when I'll buy.Yes I know but it reads a little comedic, anyway what is the problem with dipping into capital if you can soon pick up a property 50 -70% off peak.
I have to consider that I am unmortgageable and won't ever want a mortgage anyway... so what I've got is it. No more.
So I "live within my income means", I rent what I know I can afford from my earnt income alone, which at the moment is quite low ... to rent a 2-bed place would cost £600-700/month, add on bills and basic food (£10/week) and some months that'd be my entire pre-tax income gone, so I'd have to dip into my capital.
A basic (safe) 1-bed small place, plus basic bills/council tax, plus basic food, plus basic/essential travel in a fuel economic car comes to about £850 in most places. That's a LOT out of one tiny income.
The capital does not exist... that's how I think about it.0
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