Were/Are you happy with your first property?

WorriedBorrower

Were you happy with your first property? Was it the so called dream home?

I guess most of the first time buyers don't/can't get their ideal/desired home at the first purchase. How was it with you?

In my case it is ok for a starter home, whatever that is.

Eviesmummy

Dream houses are talked about a lot on this forum, I'm glad I'm not the only one just buying a house not the DREAM home. I like it and we're likely to stay there for several if not many years. But it's not the dream. I'm not even sure I have a dream home!

kingstreet

I don't want to appear "snippy" but what do the OP's four posts on here today, have to do with "Mortgages & Endowments?"

If you want to chat about house and prices etc, HBR&S and Debate House Prices would get you more replies.

Thrugelmir

WorriedBorrower wrote: »

Were you happy with your first property? Was it the so called dream home?

I guess most of the first time buyers don't/can't get their ideal/desired home at the first purchase. How was it with you?

In my case it is ok for a starter home, whatever that is.

A property becomes a home as that's what you make it.

SG27

Our first house is our dream first house. In that it's the sort of house I always dreamed of buying. A grade II listed cottage with a large garden, inglenook fireplace, oak beams perfect village location.

In reality living in a 300 year cottage has it's downsides. But I knew this beforehand. And it's too small long term at only 2 bedrooms. All things considered I couldn't have realistically got a better house for my budget. But it did take 2+ years of looking and 8+ of saving!

Soot2006

We looked for a long time, and had to compromise on many things. Both OH and I grew up abroad, in big houses ... so the shock of the smaller room sizes/etc here was a bit hard to stomach. So, we looked for a house that "spoke" to us - cliche, I know. It wasn't the biggest one we viewed in the end, but it felt right and certainly unless our family dramatically expands, we have no intention of moving, even though we could now afford something much bigger ... but who knows if it would be "better" ... We are happy here ... Just need brighter lights in all the rooms LOL found this winter a bit dark for some reason (been here 5 years)

freeman3030

I'm extremely happy with my first home. The flat we first offered on I thought was my dream first home, but when we failed to secure it and ended up purchasing where we are now I look back with relief that ours happened to come on the market just as we lost out to the first flat. Some things really do happen for a reason! I would love a house one day, but there's no rush as I need something to keep me motivated at work!

andy.m_2

I dont subscribe to the dream house theory.
A house becomes a home when you make it so, and the memories are created by the people in the house not the superstructure around them.

I always find that those posts that refer to dream houses etc usually involve disappointment at some point as hopes are built up and the minute you, "fall in love with the place" then you are making decisions based upon the heart not the head.

But what do I know!

By the way, first house was a cracker for us as our lad was born while we lived there and we made strong money after doing it up to a better standard so we could buy bigger and in a better area.

ed110220

I'm very happy with our first home. As soon as I looked inside on the first viewing I new I liked it, despite all the work it needed, because it had a 'friendly' and homely feel with a nice sized garden (because I love gardening and even have two hens now) and also plenty of room inside.

It's not in the best area but the neighbours are lovely (one even helped paint our house!) with beautiful views and backing onto fields, which I'd much rather have than something cramped looking out on a brick wall in a supposedly better area.

I guess it helps not to be a sheep and just follow what everyone is told is good.

The only downside is DIY renovation in spare time does take a long time...

Ed.

comeandgo

Loved my first home and loved it even more when it had doubled in value when we came to sell it only 4 years later.

TBeckett100

was a nightmare. We bought into the cottage lifestyle, the cozy fire and the beautiful furnishings. I was blind to the fact I lived on a main road with a postage stamp garden and in a flood hit area.

When the winter came it was freezing. The damp never went away, we spent 10k doing things to it and sold it for 3k less than we paid. Having said that I drove past it the other week and it had been flooded.

The next home I moved to was with my educated hat on. Not as pretty and idylic, but central heating, no through road and far away from water with a modern damp proof course and I have never been so happy, oh and 100ft garden.

The day after we signed for the first property we found out we were having our first child. My motto has always been, your house needs to have one spare room, so we felt trapped. Of course motto's are different but I have friends who live in ex local authority flats, trapped with their kids in bunk beds.