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Zelie wants housey
Zelie
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So...erm...*shuffles feet*
I think I may be at the point where I am ready to buy a house. I have found the House of My Dreams (TM) which unfortunately I most likely can't afford and which already has an offer on it anyways. This is both good and bad news because at least if the damn thing sells then I can start to emotionally detach from wanting it. I know, I know. Don't get emotionally involved in a house. It's not the house so much as the area which is amazing and there are only 12 houses there. Still, if it's gone it's gone.
I do have a good deposit and a good, steady job so I think now is about time to find out how much I can borrow and whether I can feasibly borrow it. Then I can get to finding a house I'd like to live in. Which brings me to my question. How the heck does one go about finding a good IFA? Google or what? I've spoken briefly to London and County in the past and I know they help with the funding for the mortgages brochure mse produces. Are they good in general? I'd sort of like to have face-to-face contact with someone rather than a phone conversation so do they do that? And does anyone have any other recommendations for an IFA I can discuss things with?
I think I may be at the point where I am ready to buy a house. I have found the House of My Dreams (TM) which unfortunately I most likely can't afford and which already has an offer on it anyways. This is both good and bad news because at least if the damn thing sells then I can start to emotionally detach from wanting it. I know, I know. Don't get emotionally involved in a house. It's not the house so much as the area which is amazing and there are only 12 houses there. Still, if it's gone it's gone.
I do have a good deposit and a good, steady job so I think now is about time to find out how much I can borrow and whether I can feasibly borrow it. Then I can get to finding a house I'd like to live in. Which brings me to my question. How the heck does one go about finding a good IFA? Google or what? I've spoken briefly to London and County in the past and I know they help with the funding for the mortgages brochure mse produces. Are they good in general? I'd sort of like to have face-to-face contact with someone rather than a phone conversation so do they do that? And does anyone have any other recommendations for an IFA I can discuss things with?
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