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Help - Can't sell house, can't rent out house and need to move!!!
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lollipop_28 wrote: »Call me a snob but the mums I've seen in the area all seem to be under the age of 18 with several kids in tow.. I really don't want to make friends with them!!
Perhaps it's just as well you won't be teaching their kids anytime soon then.0 -
Just going back to the affordability thing...
It may well be a struggle with the current mortgage, but as you've said that there is little hope of remortgaging, and that your home town is much more expensive, what hope do you have of home ownership again in the short to medium term? It's only that as a mum, and another self-confessed snob, who did go through a period of renting (through choice) We had good houses (had to move because first LL was a complete psycho) I would never put my children through it again. I'd choose a roof over our heads that belonged to us, that didn't have 'inspections' or for us to have to wait for a landlord to fix the heating (however well intentioned they are, it will never get fixed as quickly as if it were their own house). They can draw on the walls in peace and I can paint them whatever colour I want to as well.
It wouldn't be forever, but a nice new build, enough bedrooms and a lovely clean nursery that you can decorate to your own taste... and of course a loving partner
Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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cheap_charlie wrote: »Perhaps it's just as well you won't be teaching their kids anytime soon then.
Another reason why I want to move.. I don't want to be working in a school in this area!0 -
Doozergirl wrote: »Just going back to the affordability thing...
It may well be a struggle with the current mortgage, but as you've said that there is little hope of remortgaging, and that your home town is much more expensive, what hope do you have of home ownership again in the short to medium term? It's only that as a mum, and another self-confessed snob, who did go through a period of renting (through choice) We had good houses (had to move because first LL was a complete psycho) I would never put my children through it again. I'd choose a roof over our heads that belonged to us, that didn't have 'inspections' or for us to have to wait for a landlord to fix the heating (however well intentioned they are, it will never get fixed as quickly as if it were their own house). They can draw on the walls in peace and I can paint them whatever colour I want to as well.
It wouldn't be forever, but a nice new build, enough bedrooms and a lovely clean nursery that you can decorate to your own taste... and of course a loving partner
Thanks Doozergirl.. I totally can see your point. But would you put your children through living in a bad area to have your own house? I just really want to get out of this area and be close to my family, who can help with childcare when I go back to work. I feel so isolated out here
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Your child, while it's only a baby or toddler, won't know that it's living bad area. You're putting your own anxieties onto your unborn child even before it's arrived.
I'm amazed that you didn't carefully consider all of the apparent negative aspects about your location before you chose to become pregnant, especially before you've even embarked on your chosen profession.
It looks like you'll have to sit tight until either your partner is earning more or you return to work yourself and can start contributing to the move.0 -
A clever teacher won't live near the school they teach at. The next county's a good idea.lollipop_28 wrote: »Another reason why I want to move.. I don't want to be working in a school in this area!
You don't want to be running into them on your days off, down the pub, out in town.0 -
You could be brave and post a rightmove link to the house, so people can comment on it and perhaps give you some constructive criticism on why it's perhaps not selling?
If you sell for less than you owe on the mortgage, you'll have to use your savings to pay the shortfall.
I can recommend NCT classes for meeting other "middle class" (aka not chav) mums!Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0
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