Do you think we are mad?
 

We have just accepted an offer on our house for a private sale.We can then rent it off the buyer until we go.We have police checks back fine and meds booked for 2 weeks time so we can make sure they are ok before we sign contracts.Has anyone else sold their house before they have their visa?It seems a big risk but we dont want to live in london anymore so what the hell!!!!!!! :scared: Just want some opinions.Thanks

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Someone must have an opinion,come on there is 11 viewing tonight.HELP!!!!!!!PLEASE

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hiya well if no one else is gonna answer you from the aussie forum then i'll but in and say go for it...lol you don't wanna live in london anyway plus a private sale you'll save on estate agents fees so go for it and good luck...sounds just perfick :)

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good 4 you :) good positive attitude never hurt anyone and if its looking promising on teh visa why not :D

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NOyou are not mad, how many on here are just waiting to sell.
Its just a house, get your money in the bank.
We sold 5 months before we came out, did not even have visa, but if it all went wrong, we said well just buy another.
It was great having the money inthe bank. It does not last long when you get here though. Good luck

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Agree with other posters - I would rather not have to hang round to sell the house when I have the golden ticket in the back pocket!!

Go for it :D

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tHANKS TO ALL THAT ANSWERED YOU ALL SAY WHAT I AM THINKING SO WE MUST BE DOING IT RIGHT.CHEERS :)

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The biggest frustration is to have the visa .......and still have to sell the house

....so go for it!:)

Soon as the visa comes through, you can get off:cool:

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Go for it, good luck :)

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Of course you're mad! I'm the only sane one on this planet :D

(Seriously - I don't think the risk is very big at all - you don't want to live in London so even if you don't get the visa you will be able to buy a better/bigger place outside London for the same money so where's the risk??)

Good Luck & Best wishes - fingers crossed for the Visa to turn up very soon ....

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We sold our house before we had even applied for the visa!! Rented for 18 months and moved within a month of getting the visa! It worked for us as a lot of people couldn't sell their house as the market had slowed right down.

Good Luck to you!

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how ye doing

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After only six minutes????

Anyway yes we flogged our house before we even applied for our visa (sort of anyway). We decided that in an uncertain housing market we would get a good price for ours while we could and stay with the in-laws for a while. Nine months as it turned out.

So yes you must be insane but what the hell. Make hay while the sun shines and all that .....

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We sold in July 2003 and moved into rental.

After a long journey we are leaving in a few weeks - YES it was worth it.

If the Visa doesnt come through you can still have a change and buy another house. But if your Visa does come through and you havent sold you have less alternatives dont you.

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It's not the right question for me to be answering :D

However in my humble opinion if you have already decided you will move anyway then you have made a very, very wise decision.

The last 12-18 months has seen many visa holders held back due to not selling their house so you won't have to face that frustration.