Want to buy a new house. Should I do it now?

sanj · 15th Sep, 2016

gman65 said: ↑

I would wait longer to save more or work for a pay rise, so you can move closer in.

I cant believe that 90 mins each way to work is considered acceptable down south.. you are spending a full waking day commuting each week. Time that could be better spent with the family. It may seem OK with a nice shiny house for a year or two, but longer term it will get to be a bit of a drag. And while it may seem hard to hold off for a year or more, think how many hours of your life you will save over 5-10 years.

People say "you won't regret it", but I know a few that have, and their biggest concern has been the traffic/distance to get anywhere. Want to move closer and out of the estate rat-race, but due to new homes going up all the time, their place hasn't appreciated much. Will only break even.
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Completely agree.

Its like winning a race (buyiny a house and land package on small block in the sticks) no one, includinh OP cares about and losing the race (being able to spend time with family)everyone wants to win.

I just dont get it.

Tim86 · 15th Sep, 2016

nushydude said: ↑

And @Peter_Tersteeg is a good one, yes?
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Yes.

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