How many of you when buying missed out on a house you really liked?

advice_please_2

Trying to sell ours, but gauging properties so seen two houses. Both we liked and both sold. If we were in a position remove would have offered of either

How many have missed the house you like?

Miss_Havisham

I liked the look of a 2 bed new-build semi but thought too long and they were snapped up. When the next phase was released a couple of months later they had leapt up in price and I could only afford a 2 bedroom terrace. I always regretted buying it, wasn't happy in it and saved hard to move on.

advice_please_2

That's a shame. It's very much lottery

Have you now moved on from the terrace ?

Davesnave

Yes. Loads.

I've missed out on all the properties I really wanted for one reason or another. On the other hand, I'm also glad to have lost a couple of others that I almost had! Hindsight is 20:20.

Neither of us really loved our current property when we saw it. Indeed, as we drove away, we said something like, "Well, we don't have to think too hard about that one!"

However, we did think, and we soon realised it ticked a great number of our boxes. Nearly everything we didn't like was fixable. Being unemotionally involved, we went ahead and did a very good deal with a highly motivated seller.

Nowadays, with 3 years of work done and several more to go, this place has grown on us. It may not be my dream property, but I know many people would love to have it, so I'm grateful.

Anyway, I shall live to 100 at the very least, so still plenty of time to get that dream place! :rotfl:

evuliuxb

We lost a couple of them, and the one we really liked fell through on the day of exchange (seller decided not to sell at all).... and actually, we are quite glad it did, as having some time to think now, we realised we would have overstretched ourselves financially a bit:) Couple of days ago we found another house, which is not as pretty and doesn't have masses of space as previous, but has enough room and enough space to extend if needed, is in a nice village, walking distance to the station and travel times to work are better. We didn't get a 'wow' when we first saw it, but actually realised that it ticks a lot more of our requirements than the previous one and it's cheaper, and we can always make it prettier:) Our offer got accepted, so fingers crossed it goes through this time :j I always believe that you will get a house which is meant to be yours, things happen for a reason;)

Davesnave

evuliuxb wrote: »

I always believe that you will get a house which is meant to be yours, things happen for a reason;)

With my rational hat on I don't agree with pre-ordination, but I think we often see things to appreciate in a property once we start living there. I suppose it can work the other way too, though!

Our last house was in a road which we made fun of when we lived nearby. It was totally different from all the other roads in the city and it looked out of place. However, there were advantages which we didn't appreciate until we befriended a couple who owned a house there. Eventually, when they moved, we bought their house and enjoyed living in it for over 20 years.

slopemaster

The house I'm in now I didn't like much when I first viewed it. It had absolutely no charm - 1980s terrace. But it ticked a lot of the boxes that the Victorian ones didn't (upstairs bathroom, better insulation...) and I got it for a good price.
(After being gazumped on another place, right at the depths of the 'crash'.)

3 years on, I really like my little house. It's warm and comfortable and just the right size and I feel at home here.

Miss_Havisham

advice_please wrote: »

That's a shame. It's very much lottery

Have you now moved on from the terrace ?

Yes I have thanks. I stayed there for 6 loooonnngg years and saved every penny until I could move. Bought a lovely 3 bed detached further out of London and very happy here 19 years later. Fingers crossed this is my "forever" home.