DEADLOCK: Can't choose between two houses. What would you do?

Carrotline

elsien wrote: »

As a buyer, lack of parking would be an issue for me - I don't need off street parking if I can park near the house, but no parking at all would put me off. So how close would you realistically be able to park?

There is parking over the road, but that requires crossing a four lane dual carridgeway to reach it. *Gulp*

franklee

Carrotline wrote: »

See this is an A1 consideration, as we don't have kids at the moment, but would like to have a baby within the next three years or so.

A two bed will be big enough for us with a bubba, but - yes - not having easy access to the car for buggy purposes, etc, will not be ideal.

That's hardly any time at all. I'd suggest you factor in buying and selling fees, time and stress and not buy a house were you can't have the little one(s). Parking across a four lane dual carriageway with a baby isn't an option IMO. It may be worth renting for a couple of years and then buy the family home in the meantime keep looking. There are already enough want a baby but can't sell flat too small etc. posts which is no where near as bad as mixing a baby/toddler with that road. You don't want to delay having a baby if you can't sell depending on age etc.

poet123

Downstairs bathroom is a bad point imo. No parking would really b an issue for me too.

phoebe1989seb

I'm afraid that a downstairs bathroom and no parking would put me off property 2

When DS was 2 we bought a very nice 4 bed Victorian detached city house that had double yellows and a bus stop outside. It was also within a few metres of a busy junction complete with traffic lights. At the time we'd lost out on buying our *forever* home immediately prior to exchange and, having sold ours within days, opted for second best - a very bad idea as we knew from the first night in our new home we'd made a big mistake.

Coming home with a car full of shopping and a sleeping toddler was a nightmare, but eventually we were able to rent a garage attached to some flats opposite the house, but even so this wasn't ideal. We managed to stick it out for five years, but when we sold we did find our market limited due to parking and traffic issues, although we found a buyer in a retired widow who didn't drive

Our current village house is close to a (relatively quiet rural) A-road, but we have driveway parking for two cars - when we bought there was parking for at least eight plus a carport, but we built an extension and extended the terrace into the driveway - and ample parking directly outside that is always available.

We compromised on the proximity to the road in order to get a beautiful large garden and good-sized period house ripe for renovation, that unlike most in the area, wasn't Grade 2 listed.......but if/when we come to sell we'll find out if others feel the same way

At the end of the day, you have to decide if living with compromise(s) is something you can do.........

zzzLazyDaisy

Carrotline wrote: »

There is parking over the road, but that requires crossing a four lane dual carridgeway to reach it. *Gulp*

This would rule that house out for me.

Strapped

You're considering a house ON the A30? With commercial neighbours? Don't.

Personally, I wouldn't go for either. I'd move down the road to Camberley.

shortchanged_2

Good lord, you're looking in the Sarf East and you have the luxury of pondering over 2 houses!!

One word 'overpriced'. They must be or they would have flown away by now.

Carrotline

Strapped wrote: »

You're considering a house ON the A30? With commercial neighbours? Don't.

Personally, I wouldn't go for either. I'd move down the road to Camberley.

Commercial neighbors? How do you mean? I must have missed something...

I_have_spoken

Lavvy off kitchen? No thanks, I couldn't enjoy cooking with the noise of plop-plops.

Metranil_Vavin

The one on the horribly busy main road with no parking would be a definite no no for me.

Double glazing or not, you're still going to be more than aware of big vehicles rushing past.

My OH's brother and wife are currently trying to sell a beautiful 2 bed cottage near Stratford Upon Avon at the moment. It is truely lovely, competatively priced for the area however every viewer has commented on its situation on a busy main road with no parking, and has been put off almost immediately. They've had to drop the price again.