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Have you lived in the same house twice?
sheilavw
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Myself and my late Husband purchased our first house late 1982. I was just 20 and he was couple of years older. It was a little terraced in need of full renovation in a village close to where I now live (I am widowed now and have stayed 30 odd years here happily). We paid just £8.750 for the house and sold it 6 years later for £23.950 to buy the house I still reside in. Ironically, a teacher who used to work at the school I do purchased the house some years later but again has moved on. It sold a few years ago for over £120k. I think back nostagilically to our little first home. This got me thinking has anyone moved, then in later years moved back to the same house?
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Are you actually tempted? 😏0
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There must be lots of people who inherit their childhood home when their parents pass away and I'm sure many decide to move into that home. However, I think what you are referring to is slightly different?sheilavw said:Myself and my late Husband purchased our first house late 1982. I was just 20 and he was couple of years older. It was a little terraced in need of full renovation in a village close to where I now live (I am widowed now and have stayed 30 odd years here happily). We paid just £8.750 for the house and sold it 6 years later for £23.950 to buy the house I still reside in. Ironically, a teacher who used to work at the school I do purchased the house some years later but again has moved on. It sold a few years ago for over £120k. I think back nostagilically to our little first home. This got me thinking has anyone moved, then in later years moved back to the same house?0 -
No but my grandparents’ old house came up for sale recently and I was tempted for about 5 minutes 🤣 before acknowledging it’s completely unsuitable for my current circumstances.0
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I wouldn't be tempted to move back, it's a terraced 2 up 2 down. Great starter home, no garden or parking which I have here. However, we had our first Daughter there so suppose it's happy memories0
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I sold a house about 20 years ago. The couple sold it about 5 years later at the top of the market, but weren’t very happy in their new home. It later came back on the market at less than they sold for and they’ve now moved back in. I’d find it a bit weird, but they’re very happy.0
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