When to buy? And other mortgage questions.
Dec 11th 2017, 4:18 pm
#16
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Re: When to buy? And other mortgage questions.
Oh I agree I would never buy without seeing the property multiple times. I think the plan is to land find flexible accommodation and then actively look for properties. Hopefully, within 6 months we will have found something suitable. It's the finding the rental which I'm more worried about - there aren't many and most are around $2000/2500, which considering we're only paying £650 atm (which is higher than our previous mortgage) for a 2 bed is quite a difference.
We did buy in May but really should have when we arrived. Houses then for our needs were around 600k now a million plus. Scary!
Dec 11th 2017, 9:10 pm
#17
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Re: When to buy? And other mortgage questions.
I would posit that most housing “on” or near a sea/ocean costs considerably more in most parts of the so-called civilized world. Even housing “on”a lake in Canada is usually more expensive. People like water.
Jan 6th 2018, 2:20 pm
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Re: When to buy? And other mortgage questions.
We arrived 18 months ago to Comox Valley and bought in November. Arriving in February might mean you could rent an Airbnb for a couple of months as holiday letting is quiet until later in the year. Even finding a rental will be a lot easier once you are on the ground. If you’re going to be anywhere nearby I will help if I can.
