O/T but what would you do?

[Bexter]

Hi, i know this probably belongs in off topic section, but as i spend all my time in 2nd Tri thought i would ask you lovely ladies:

My DH and i are selling our house. Last year we found a great 3 bed semi-detached house to buy.
The house requires work - new carpets throughout, new bathroom, new kitchen, back garden needs doing, new fireplaces but no real structural work.
A family member had agreed to come on board and help us out financially with the work, and we would pay them back when we came to sell the house in like 5 years time or whatever.

Unfortunately, our buyer pulled out and we had to withdraw our offer. We put our house back on the market and found a new buyer just before Christmas. Since then, the 3 bed house was SSTC to someone else.

We have now put a deposit on a brand new 2 bed mid link, and are hoping to move out in the next few weeks.

Today, i have heard that the house we originally wanted to buy is back on the open market......basically, what would you do?

I love the 3 bed house, but there would be a £300 difference per month between the mortgages something to consider as i'm going on maternity leave for 9 months, and hoping to reduce my house when i do go back to work. Plus do i want builders in while i'm heavily pregnant / have a newborn baby?
The brand new house meanwhile is ready, doesn't need anything doing to it and is clean and warm.

Please help me, i don't know what to do What would you do?

 

[outdoorchick]

I would go for the 3 bedroom, whilst the newbuilt is very tempting, it only has two beds, so in a couple of years time you might find it too small again, also it doesn't seem to what you really want so the other one might always be at the back of your mind. So, in the longrun the one with more work might be the better option.
My 2p

 

[meandthebump]

I'd go for the 3 bed that you wanted originally. But first find out why the first offer fell through? Was it the fault of thebuyer or seller
Good luck

 

[KittiKim]

I personally would have to go for the 3 bed, as I know I'd always kick myself for not doing. However having the builders in is a big thing to consider- could you put up with the mess and would it be done by the time baby was here? I'd know in my heart which one to go for though. Good luck x

 

[Snuggle]

I would go for the 3 bed as its the one you had your heart set on

 

[Bexter]

Ok, thanks guys. It's sods law isn't it - a few weeks later and it would have been too late lol.
DH is set on the 2 bed, but i really don't know. Will have to sit down and have a real think about it.

Thanks again. xx

 

[noodle1]

I'm with the others on the three bed, even if it does need work but obviously you need to consider the financial side of things.

I would be tempted by the new one tho seeing as you could have a couple of years of no work at all.

 

[Chopsie]

Being 22 weeks pregnant and living in a house that's being renovated (only cosmetic stuff - thank god!) I would be inclined to say definitely go for the new one! I'm finding it so stressful living with all the mess and disruption at a time when I just want to be feathering my nest and decorating the nursery. Also, you would lose your deposit on the new build, and the £300 a month mortgage difference could give you a decent pot of savings if you moved again in a couple of years.

Having said that, if you've fallen in love with the other house, it's a great time to get a bargain, and if you wait a few years to move up to a three bed, property prices will no doubt be on the up again. If I were in your position and definitely going for the 3 bed, I would probably put my belongings in storage for a couple of weeks and live with relatives so the work could be done on the house in one fell swoop whilst it's empty, and then move in once it's all done - SO much quicker and easier than having to live around half tiled bathrooms and unpacked boxes everywhere!

Good luck, whatever you decide to do

 

[Jellybaby]

If you intend on staying in the 3 bedroom house for a while and making it your family home then go for it as you will need the space!! it's amazing how much stuff a child needs.

However if you aren't intending on staying there long and want to look for something else then go with the two bedroom house.

It's a tricky one but you have to do what makes you happy, and a few months of disruption isn't that bad, plus you could always start on the rooms you will be spending the most time in first before baby arrives and get them ready.

Good luck.

 

[Tiny Sue]

Three bed three bed three bed! We are living in a three bed and it seems full with just one child even though the spare room is empty at the mo - but we are now converting that for DD so that baby can go in the nursery bedroom (tiny). I think you'd be kicking yourself in a couple of years esp if you have another baby who is a different sex to baby number one!

Sue