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What a stupid idea that was.

Ok, so I will get myself out this in a few years, but what a stupid way of going about things and I really wouldn't recommend this! 

I paid for a property for cash, we were homeless and more than a little desperate ( no excuse really) but to do this I borrowed 25 thousand on short term borrowing,  2 ten grand loans and 5 on credit cards . What an expensive way of doing it, couldn't borrow 25 thousand on a mortgage, only 40,000.  

Currently working through the cards first, then the loans. 

It would have been a lot better / more sensible to get 40,000 on a mortgage. 

Lesson learnt. Numpty. 
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