Unable to sell our house

Paul_the_Painter

House now sold STC apparently

Upsidedown_Bear

Paul_the_Painter wrote: »

House now sold STC apparently

Yes, the OP said they'd had an offer

SEGGA1986 wrote: »

Hi all
Thanks for your advice at the minute in time we have had a fantastic offer put in by a lovely gentleman and fingers crossed all will go to plan and they will sign on that dotted line,

Hope everything goes smoothly for you OP

going_nowhere_fast

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

My sympathies and hope you find a way to move on.

How old are you?

I know my own personal "housing blueprint" of How Things Are goes:
- right from Year Dot its "WHEN I buy a house" and you wait for
- early to mid 20s = get starter house (ie 2 bedroom terrace house)
- 30s = move up ladder to a 3 bedroom house with reasonable size garden (probably a semi-detached) in an okay area
- 40s = move up ladder to a 3/4 bedroom detached house with garden in a reasonable area

Is that your "housing blueprint" too?

That is my blue print too. My bad experiences here tell me never ever live in a terraced house again so I need to get in a semi detached in an OK area and then move to a nice area at a later date but I can't afford to move up to a semi detached. That is the goal I'm working towards though.

going_nowhere_fast

I_have_spoken wrote: »

My "housing blueprint" was

Mid 20s, buy 2-bed terrace 'starter home', live in it (on and off) for 24 years until area went downhill
Late 40s, buy 3-bed detached with garden in reasonable area. Result!

How did you cope living in a 'downhill' area whilst waiting to sell/move? I'm having to stay put until I can afford to move and its hard going!