Originally Posted by 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

Originally Posted by 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?

Originally Posted by nickywes

I say sack him, it makes you feel so much better and you should have had that viewer too:curse:

Hi all

I have missed loads of pages and tried to catch up but pretty impossible on this thread.

I have no news or viewers at the moment but new hunky scrummy EA is hard at work. All contracts signed, glossy brochures being printed now, in 3different papers from this week and went down the town today and there was our house right in the middle of their shop window. I feel totally relaxed now about selling because even if we don't, at least we know that they are working for us I think that is the problem for most of us, the fact that like O2O you don't know that they are even trying:curse:

In our local paper this week it is saying that in Herts the houses are still selling and the market has just stabilised a bit but is expected to get better shortly

Just heard from DD2, the one that has already left, and so far she has been to Thailand and done Tiger Temple, floating markets and tomorrow going elephant trekking. Travelling down to Malaysia the day after and then on to Singapore in time for their flight to Perth on 26 May. Lucky things, wish I was there

Hope everyone is OK

Originally Posted by michell

Did anyone just hear on the news about gordon brown saying he is going to do something to help 1st time buyers, i only caught the end of the segment ahhhhhhhhh


michell

by the way whos watching Nothing to declare tonight??

Originally Posted by Fly Away

Anyone here? Feeling very despondant. Nothing is going right and no one will return my calls. Sitting here waiting for some good news which never comes. Have been crying most of the day as it is all too much.

Originally Posted by BethandAndrew

Well it's put things into perspective for me!!!!!
Made me realise that I do want to go to Oz and I didn't slam her one in case it stopped me going
Rung my mortgage company today......they def don't do the holiday payment breaks but said we would save £150 per month if we switched to an interest only mortgage
If we decide to rent the house out (which I prob couldn't afford to do) they would increase our rate by one and a half %
Andrew is going to apply for a job in Melbourne tonight.........if he gets it we're outta here!!!!! Sod the bloody house
Beth x x

Originally Posted by Gonnago

I would be tempted to be honest - with the way things are going particuarly for you guys at the top end of the market I was thinking same as FA as long as the offer didnt go any lower - subject to this that and the other - if you can afford to drop that much it is definietly worth a thought.

Originally Posted by steveandtina

Just thought you would like to know.........


























I GOT A OFFER ON MY HOUSE!!!!

Only £5k under what we was gunna let it go for but this is the viewer from last night and his a 1st time buyer with a 15% deposit.

Originally Posted by Icarus

Morning all , have a viewer tuesday , they havn't sold .... wanted to come tomorrow , stuff that they can come when i say if thats their position .

how is every one ,,,, should i be be investing in St Jo's ? is there a price war ?

Originally Posted by steveandtina

Right STOP what ever your doing and get on ebay and buy a St Joseph!!!!!!!

I've got a 2nd offer on my house!!!!!


God I can't believe it!!!

There is hope for us all

Originally Posted by Off2Oz

Hope everything goes for what you want, FA.

I really loved eBay then I had a couple of crappy moments with it and I've kinda lost the will with it.

Originally Posted by Jasonmb

Ohh Fly, sending you some (((((((((HUGS)))))))))

It is SH*T I know, but hang in, it will be worth it honestly

Originally Posted by Jasonmb

Right, think I am now up to date with you all, I should have been ironing, but this was much more interesting.

We had a viewer on Saturday from the new EA, my parents seemed to think the family liked it, but they aren't on the market yet, we have reduced another £10,000 and will now wait and see. Should be getting the EA feedback later today or tomorrow, but it doesn't matter if they aren't in a postition to move.

Bye for now
Tracy
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Originally Posted by eddie007

no news

no viewings

no sale

NO WORRIES