Money - House Sale - Advise
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Money - House Sale - Advise
Hi,
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Originally Posted by thepominlaw
Hi,
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
#3
Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Originally Posted by thepominlaw
Hi,
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Originally Posted by thepominlaw
Hi,
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
Good luck.
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Spouse visa for us, so were lucky that we dont need the bond.
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
hi folks,were in similar boat got quite a few debts but were gonna settle them before we go,were only taking about £30,ooo,so about $70000,but were gonna make a bloody good go of it because at the end of the day thats all wed have if we stayed here and settled,our lad is 14 but i think the quicker you get settled with rented house,jobs etc your halfway there,im emailing job vacancies now and were about 5 months away from going yet the response is fantastic they all tell you as soon as you land to get to them asap and they should still have vacancies,go for it
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Originally Posted by thepominlaw
Hi,
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
Had some house valuations recently not good it looks like we will manage to only get £135-140k for our 3 bed house in Coventry.
Problem is we were hoping for more mainly to pay off our debts so we could arrive in OZ debt free (for the first time in 20 years) with some money in our pocket.
We will arrive debt free but with only $15000 at this rate, not a lot i know but we figure its enough for a cheap $2000 car and 6 months rent. We got a lot of family over there so some sponging may be called for until i find work.
Has any one else arrived with so little and a family. If so i would love to hear how you got on.
Thanks
John
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Originally Posted by herrchook
John, if we get visas we'll need to pay the $100k bond so we're not going to have much left to come over with either. I think you'll just need shed loads of determination to get a job quickly - oh yeah, and good relatives We've got no rellies in Aus so you'll be better off than us in that respect.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Re: Money - House Sale - Advise
Originally Posted by manxfamily
Hi we have just sold our house less than we thought and had to pay the bond, but we are determined to cut costs as much as possible and make it work when we get there. We are bored and skint here so we may as we be happier and skint in oz! We will also get out bond money back after 12 months so we consider it safe for the time being and makes us more determined to find any job as quickly as possible. We know it will be a struggle but one we have fought hard to succeed in.