Icarus

Hi Tracy , glad yer ok

Icarus

Hi There , unreal stuff there , feel for you guys .

ralphand nic

already done that and begged!! But no, they dont seem bothered about losing a grand or so on survey and searches in the long run.

We even went to see another couple who`d viewed previously last night but the`re completing on a sale on Friday!

Time to pester estate agents!!

Gonnago

me?

Kris_Rocks

EA rang this morning and the daughter does want to come and take a look tomorrow - at least I have a day to clean now rather than just over an hour!!

I must admit that I am starting to get cold feet about selling my house now though

I was talking to a friend and she said that if Oz doesnt work out for us and we want to come home we will never get a house like mine again because our financial situation will be so much different - which is something I hadnt thought about really.
When we bought our house my husband and I were both on very good money and had a really good deposit from our previous place too which enabled us to buy a lot more, but now I have my son and dont work I am never going to be earning that kind of money again and if we applied for a mortgage I dont think we would even get the money we would need to buy a house like the one I have now on one wage! In fact there is no way.
I know that is assuming that we would have very little money to put down but I am thinking worst case scenario here.

Why couldnt she just keep her mouth shut - all I can think about now is if we moved out there and didnt like it and wanted to come back here - we would only be able to afford to live in scumsville and now I am questioning myself.

Spoke to my OH about it and we talked about renting it instead but the only problem with that is we would then have to save the money to go out to OZ instead of taking some money from the house and because we are on one wage now it would take forever to save the money we would need, youve got to admit its not cheap, plus we would have to do our bathroom up to rent it.

Bloody friends, they mean well but sometimes they should just let you get on with it

Gonnago

for what its worth I thnk if you are going to go to the effort of going you should give it all you have got - I worry that if you leave a 'safety net' in the UK you are less likely to give it all you got.

We should all expect wobbles when we get there, I think its natural to go through with something this big but after the effort of getting to Oz you dont want to give up on your first wobble and come home.

It was easy for me cause my house was never my happy ever after, it was an investment, we made our money and sold, maybe I would have felt different if it was my castle.

Does that make sense?

Fly Away

Barstewards!! :curse::curse: I hope you told them what a mess they have left you in. I would also ask your solicitor why they went on holiday and didn't exchange. Make noises about them footing the deposit money - probably won't help but might make you feel better.

Sending yu some ks in the hope they help to get a new buyer and soon.

I have just had more hassle from our rental. New tenant moved in on Saturday. Had problem with (18 month old) boiler, I thought I fixed it by repressurising - just called to say it is now leaking... Have arranged to meet plumber there tomorrow. Of course tenant is working, I have to do it, but plumber can only come at 3pm - school pick up time, so now I have to try and get someone to pick her up... sodding rentals. THIS is why I wanted to get shot. Flamin credit crunch.

Icarus

Ha , hello

Icarus

Hi FA

Fly Away

Hi IC. *waves*

Fly Away

Gonnago is right. If you're going to do it, do it wholeheartedly. if you did come back, you can't come back to your old life. Full stop. Even if you kept the house, you wouldn't have the same jobs, etc. Even your friends and family move on. Plus, you have all the agro associated with rentals. Which I am experiencing now. We wanted to sell our rental property but couldn't - so we will have to leave it with an agent. It will probably still be a logistical nightmare and financial drain until the market picks up and we can sell.

Kris_Rocks

I think part of the problem is that this house is exactly the same style house as the one I grew up in - just down the road, but this house is even better than that one because of the gardens we have which back on to a protected green - and to be fair I love it.
I think if I am honest I also have a bit of a fear that if it doesnt work out for us my OH may resent me for it later on down the line as I am more of the driver in this move (being the Aussie) but dont get me wrong he is not being made to move or anything like that, its just that it was my idea in the first place.
Just getting a touch of the collywobbles, probably because having people actually view your house makes it a lot more real and a step closer to actually doing it rather than talking about it.

Icarus

i'm here but i don't like reading about wobbles ,,,, its scary

however , if you think its the right choice to move then it is the right choice , think about the reasons you are leaving ,,

also there is a case for in the future of wishing you had tried it when it was with in your grasp & didn't .

Kris_Rocks

My Mum basically said to me the other day, because you have thought about it and made moves to go, I have to go, because if I dont I will wonder what if, maybe not immediately but at some point.
She also said that there are millions of nice houses in the world, mine isnt the only one!

Icarus

no ,,, i have one too !

wanna buy it

only you guys know , if you have confidence in your ability to work & pull it off then theres nothing to stop you