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  • surrey-ed wrote: »
    Thanks for replying, will post my details in the other section soon...

    We have tried refinancing in Spain, the bank we are with have pointed out a clause in our mortgage conditions that states the terms/payments can not change in the first 8 years. We have to continue to pay the €1900 a month mortgage unless we sell the property which we are trying to do but this takes a long time. Even when a buyer is found the exchanging of contracts can take months and months.

    Found it impossible to get a loan out there as you have to be a resident yet they gave us the mortgage!

    We did this way to young - 21, 23 and are struggling. Other income:

    Me - £1300 a month
    Wife - £1400 a month
    I would suggest auction the Spanish place with a reserve at least that will get that noose off your neck, unless you are going to move there? I hear that the price of living is quite high so maybe not the best idea. I wish you luck and will see you on DFW!
    Debt free and plan on staying that way!!!!
  • surrey-ed wrote: »
    We have following debts:
    - Credit Cards - 30k, all defaulted on and passed to debt collectors
    - Loans with 2 banks - 20k, all up to date £390 a mth 5ys left
    - Loan with parents - 35k, all up to date £375 a mth/8rs left of 10yr loan
    - 2 x loans with Mortgage Provider - 20k all up to date 24 yrs left
    - Mortgage on 1 bed flat worth 160k, £180k! all up to date 24 yrs left
    Sell the Villa for 300k - pay off all your outstanding debt, only to be left with flat at home... if Villa is worth 450k - then punting it for 300k should be easy..... :eek:
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  • Blinded by Greed.

    A nice and helpful post :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
    Or could they have just been trying to invest for a better future together ??
    Surely an outrageous idea :A
    I am a Jedi Monkey
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  • jedimonkey wrote: »
    A nice and helpful post :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
    Or could they have just been trying to invest for a better future together ??
    Surely an outrageous idea :A

    Investing is what you do with your own money, not someone elses!
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