Having doubts after offer accepted

ian1246

I think you'd be mad to drop out.

Provided its reasonably priced - which from what you ve posted, it is - then it seems like a fantastic purchase. I'm 30 years old btw and looking to start a family this year with my wife.

The d!cor leaves a lot to be desired - but the thing is, you can change that. We ve lived in a 3bed-semi for the last 5 years - have just started finally decorating, ripping down the 1970's mustard-yellow textured wallpaper, pollyfilling the wall and then putting some lovely Dulux Rock Salt Paint (Off-white) on the walls. The result? Coupled with replacing the curtain rails with modern silver coloured one's and some nice quality colourful curtains, the rooms which have been done feel so much more modern.

That house just needs decorating. Upgrade it room by room - take up the carpet, strip the walls, decorate. If the plugs are all single sockets - not a problem, its fairly easy to chisel out and turn it into a double socket (with or without USB, up to you. You can buy them for around £10) - takes around 90minutes per socket. Then pollyfill around the socket and paint. Job sorted - rooms is now modern in terms of decorating and more suited in terms of modern electrical demandsy (provided the actual wiring of the house is Ok?).

Bathroom needs doing - but again, perfectly functional currently and gives you time to save/work out what you want to put in. Outside Kurb Appeal? Nothing a bit of gardening and painting can't fix! Imagine the house in a modern fresh neutral colour when stood on the Kurb looking at it.

Between decorating inside and painting outside, coupled with new carpets, that house could feel incredibly modern. You just need to save up for a bathroom & kitchen.

There's also the potential to get a loft conversion done.... turning it into a lovely 4 bed detached house with a good plot.

danlightbulb

ian1246 wrote: »

There's also the potential to get a loft conversion done.... turning it into a lovely 4 bed detached house with a good plot.

Thanks I appreciate this, and other's comments too.

Just on that final point. Really, this house is a 2 bed originally. Its only because they built a rear living room extension at the back that enabled what would have been the front sitting room to be classed as a bedroom. The rear extension is north facing and won't ever get sun through its rear facing windows.

I think, most people would say this is a 2 bed with 2 living rooms. And a future loft conversion would then make it a 3 bed. So, perhaps in my head I am thinking this is a lot of money for a 2 bedroom house. There can be no confusion in a 2 storey house, if there are 3 rooms upstairs its a 3 bed, simple.

Its hard to know how much of a problem it is that the living room would never get any sun. That is why I would use the front room as a second living room, as it faces south.

A couple of posters have mentioned the aspect as being a potential issue for them, which is likely to be a common viewpoint. Maybe I should think about that? Is the fact its north facing reflected in the price?

Slithery

Your overthinking this far too much Dan.

Do you like the property?
If yes then buy it - if no then don't. It really is that simple.

Slinky

OP look at the previous sales in this street. Nothing has come up for sale there for 12 years. People are obviously very happy living there, it's likely the previous owner went out in a box or to a care home. You've got well cared for property around you. Trust that whatever happens in the future somebody else will want to live in that street too and will buy your house.


ETA I've now seen kerb, curb and kurb in this thread, any more varitions folk?

seradane

Slinky wrote: »

ETA I've now seen kerb, curb and kurb in this thread, any more varitions folk?

Cerb I guess? :rotfl:

Skiddaw1

Carb? As in, it has a nice carb footprint appeal?


Dan, stop it!! You'll disappear up your own jaxie if you carry on over-analysing everything! Time to step back, have a drink or two, congratulate yourself on your soon-to-be lovely new home and go with the flow.... :beer:

AlexMac

seradane wrote: »

Cerb I guess? :rotfl:

Or Krb in Serbo Croat?

I had a Slovene mate once; his ska band was called;

Tu mk przr (Too Much Pressure)

danlightbulb

Skiddaw1 wrote: »

Dan, stop it!! You'll disappear up your own jaxie if you carry on over-analysing everything! Time to step back, have a drink or two, congratulate yourself on your soon-to-be lovely new home and go with the flow.... :beer:

I don't have a history of making very good decisions.


It is important (isn't it?) to ensure one does not overpay, nor buy something they will either regret, hate, or struggle to sell on.

Its also important (isn't it?) for there to be room for growth in value from making improvements.

I'm not doing it for short term profit, but I do want to ensure the house has headroom for growth, because this is important to future financial security.


Its knowing what the showstoppers/big pitfalls are, and not falling into them.

iammumtoone

it looks ok yes it needs work but looks like you can live in it whilst the work is being done and concentrate on one room at a time as money allows.

I'm not sure who it would appeal to ,which maybe why its a good price. Older people tend to go for bungalows but it has lots of steps to the front door putting older people off. Younger people tend to go for houses so I am not sure what the target is for this property.

danlightbulb

iammumtoone wrote: »

I'm not sure who it would appeal to ,which maybe why its a good price. Older people tend to go for bungalows but it has lots of steps to the front door putting older people off. Younger people tend to go for houses so I am not sure what the target is for this property.

This is what I'm fundamentally worried about. Doesn't matter if I stay there my whole life but does matter if I wanted to trade up in future.