Buying a house without a mortgage

pavlovs_dog

*looks at DIY clothes and gets twitchy at the prospect of a paint party at nykmedia's new gaff*

Frugaldom

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

*looks at DIY clothes and gets twitchy at the prospect of a paint party at nykmedia's new gaff*

:rotfl: Can I print invites that say 'bring a tin' instead of 'bring a bottle'? [STRIKE]Magnolia[/STRIKE] white with a hint of peach will suffice for now. Trade emulsion accepted. :rotfl:

PS: Party date to be announced as soon as we actually have a property with walls.

Milly1974

Oooh yay, a party! I'll bring wine and paint rollers! :-D

Will you find out if anything is happening tomorrow?

kbarty

Have loved this thread, given me lots to think about that's for sure! Good luck with it all and look forward to hearing how it all progresses for you.

Frugaldom

All I know for tomorrow is that the holiday weekend is over and it's time to start digging deeper for more answers to unanswered questions, like, 'what will x, y and z really cost?' This fixy up has no plumbing, no power, no rooms, err... well, it really has not much going for it if I look at it that way.

pavlovs_dog

well you dont get much more fixy upy than that - anything less and you'd be taking on a new build :rotfl:

pavlovs_dog

ive just been looking on rightmove and there are some great properties in areas where i would like to live (but never thought i'd be able to afford) starting to appear on the market WITHIN my calculated budget :j there's a lot to be said for this recession in the housing market :beer:

how you getting on with your quotes and such nyk?

Frugaldom

Hi Pav, that's brilliant news about your price range netting properties you didn't expect! :j We're taking things slowly here and haven't heard a peep about civil engineering works yet, so I'm going to call them tomorrow. The way I see it, every day delayed is another day's interest in the bank. With prices crashing around us on all sides, missing out on this one won't be such a huge trauma. Like you say, there are more properties coming within range and we could hopefully be heading for a buyers' market. Either way, I now have a solicitor at the ready, a draft offer drawn up, a builder and err... the bathroom suite. :rotfl:

pavlovs_dog

nykmedia wrote: »

the bathroom suite. :rotfl:

so no house but at least you've got a pot to pee in :rotfl:

Milly1974

I actually broached with my OH the subject of getting a real fixer-upper the other night. Just starting by joking about living in a caravan on the front lawn, but the idea wasn't rejected out of hand!

I have grown up doing up houses, so it doesn't scare me, but OH isn't really a DIYer.

Congrats on having a bath to put in your future bathroom! :rotfl: