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Thank youMFWannabe said:If it ticks all the boxes especially location you should view
It may not seem too big in person and photos can be very deceptive
Also bigger can sometimes be easier to clean (as daft as it sounds)
Bigger can mean more rooms for hobbies etc
Easier to sell on should you ever need or want to
I think I will view it just in case... If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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Definitely worth a view. I would be loathe to buy the house that’s being sold by the charity to be honest as they’re being too greedy. I live in a big house with a big garden and I manage to maintain it myself.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4
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ThanksSun_Addict said:Definitely worth a view. I would be loathe to buy the house that’s being sold by the charity to be honest as they’re being too greedy. I live in a big house with a big garden and I manage to maintain it myself. and I do agree and I am also loathe, but also in great need of a home. So, I am willing to be messed about with although I moan about it. What I will not do however is overpay for the house!
Exactly that @beanieloubeanielou said:No harm in looking. If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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I second that. No harm in seeing what’s what3
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Definitely worth a view "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2
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Definitely book a viewing. Think of it like this, if you need to you can take in a lodger. Or, in a way, repay the kindness of friends who have given you a place to stay in your time of need?What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?3
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Have a look at the potential house and it could be perfect for business ideas you have. Location sounds wonderful 😊
Maybe have a room on a1r'b'n occasionally, if there's events or shows on.
As for the garden being too big, if there is such a thing, section it off and have a decent size patio, with a herb garden in front of that, perhaps the next section could be a greenhouse and some veg, after that fruit trees and bushes and lastly a wild flower garden to keep insects and birds happy.
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It sounds worth a viewing... and as the others have said may give you unexpected options that you hadn't realised you wanted / needed but that are beneficial.
Hope you get out and about too despite the weather.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
(If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
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WelshmansDaughter said:I second that. No harm in seeing what’s whatjwil said:Definitely worth a view
Thank yousavingholmes said:It sounds worth a viewing... and as the others have said may give you unexpected options that you hadn't realised you wanted / needed but that are beneficial.
Hope you get out and about too despite the weather.
Thank yousatchmo1 said:Definitely book a viewing. Think of it like this, if you need to you can take in a lodger. Or, in a way, repay the kindness of friends who have given you a place to stay in your time of need? Yes, I have included in my search a spare room specifically for friends and family and if need be a lodger.
Thankssavingholmes said:It sounds worth a viewing... and as the others have said may give you unexpected options that you hadn't realised you wanted / needed but that are beneficial.
Hope you get out and about too despite the weather. Definitely will be viewing.
I have been out and about too If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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