priorities when buying for yourself

tiger135

here are a few things i am looking for in my property search:
-pref freehold to leasehold
-walking distance (1mile) to a station ( i drive but also like the option of a train to places like london )
-one parking space or more
-ideally private garden or courtyard however small
-area fairly near to family
-area fairly near to work (30 min drive max)
-property in a good condition to be able to move straight into
does all this sound reasonable? or will i have to compromise on some of these things?

gwynlas

You can get everything you wish for on your list if you have sufficient budget

MultiFuelBurner

Haven't your other posts already covered this multiple times?

RHemmings

gwynlas said:

You can get everything you wish for on your list if you have sufficient budget

I was thinking that. I know plenty of properties round my way that have all of @tiger135's requirements. Just: at a price. Except no family of mine live in my city. 

tiger135

thanks i looked at one which meets most things except no train station in walking distance and garden isnt private as its only out the front. it could be made more private with a fence but still its via the front door. 
it made me think am i willing to compromise by not ticking all those boxes?

Tiglet2

Ttiger135 said:

here are a few things i am looking for in my property search:
-pref freehold to leasehold
-walking distance (1mile) to a station ( i drive but also like the option of a train to places like london )
-one parking space or more
-ideally private garden or courtyard however small
-area fairly near to family
-area fairly near to work (30 min drive max)
-property in a good condition to be able to move straight into
does all this sound reasonable? or will i have to compromise on some of these things?

To answer your question, there are at least two very important pieces of information missing:

- budget
- location

When you answer the above, we can advise whether "all this sounds reasonable" and "will I have to compromise on some of these things"

theoretica

I found it useful when looking at properties not to think of most things as a yes/no but as a score.  Both for how important they were to me, and for how well the property met them.  I chose to have most of my criteria on at least 'good' rather than accept any 'poor' in exchange for more being 'excellent' but you may choose differently.

[Deleted User]

They are all reasonable things, but like the couple  on "Location L'L'" the other day, having the exact specifications meant upping the budget. Can you do that? Otherwise you may have to compomise on something, eg for me freehold property and a garden would be the main things to have, but I would willingly compomise on having to do some decorating/DIY/ getting someone in to fix things etc.  Personal choice, for some commuting distance would be the top priority, for someone who loved cooking, a decent sized kitchen. Only you can decide. 

Murphybear

RHemmings said:

gwynlas said:

You can get everything you wish for on your list if you have sufficient budget

I was thinking that. I know plenty of properties round my way that have all of @tiger135's requirements. Just: at a price. Except no family of mine live in my city. 

Properties like that where I live could cost £1 million . Nowhere near London or any other city either.  

tiger135

I have scoured the market in my area, had saved searches for months, viewed a handful.
Currently I like a one bed freehold with small garden out front, 20 mins drive from work 25 from family. However, my mum thinks its too far away and my dad said the same and commented that the council might object if I wanted to fence off the garden (no idea why).
Any leaseholds are met with similar criticism," you owned leasehold before and had problems" true but I was 24 when I bought it and was clueless back then.
Its like they know what I should buy ( to them2 bed house with private garden in a 3 mile radius).
 Anything that doesnt fit that and I get negative feedback.
Mum also likes to tell me I like to sit in the garden (occasionaly) and I like to walk ( but does this mean I need to live in walking distance of all the family?).
Its like Im still a kid and getting told what to do!

RHemmings

tiger135 said:

I have scoured the market in my area, had saved searches for months, viewed a handful.
Currently I like a one bed freehold with small garden out front, 20 mins drive from work 25 from family. However, my mum thinks its too far away and my dad said the same and commented that the council might object if I wanted to fence off the garden (no idea why).
Any leaseholds are met with similar criticism," you owned leasehold before and had problems" true but I was 24 when I bought it and was clueless back then.
Its like they know what I should buy ( to them2 bed house with private garden in a 3 mile radius).
 Anything that doesnt fit that and I get negative feedback.
Mum also likes to tell me I like to sit in the garden (occasionaly) and I like to walk ( but does this mean I need to live in walking distance of all the family?).
Its like Im still a kid and getting told what to do!

My 96yo mother was still telling advanced middle age me what to do up until she passed. 

I think it's a pity there aren't more small freehold properties. As there are a lot of people that they could work well for. I've seen something here called a 'quarter house', but I'm not quite sure what it is. It looks as if a building that looks like a large semi-detached property, but split into four houses instead of two. Plonked down in a plot so that each house gets its own garden and with something arranged for parking/cars, it could be a solution for people without children. 

Could you describe what your liked one bedroom freehold property is like?