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Becoming a landlord for a short term
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I have had similar thoughts about a hypothetical move - if I fell in love with a new, realistic house. My plan would probably be to arrange an expensive finance offer, then try to sell my current property so fast I didn't need it...PledgeX2 said:
Because the chances of a house coming up for sale that I'd be willing to move to are very small.dimbo61 said:Why are you making life complicated ?
Selling my house now and having a buyer that is willing to wait for months, potentially years, for me to find the right house is very unlikely, hence me looking at alternatives to the traditional approach.
But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,Had the whole of their cash in his care.
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This lady was saying that she's currently £29,000 down. Not sure what the final cost including bailiffs will be.
Plus the cost of repairing the house which will be in the tens of thousands.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6424417/bailiffs-are-our-last-resort/p1
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