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I suspect me and Jos are about to.
We've always wanted to own a house, but with me being unemployed, and the housing market being insane in most of the UK it just hasn't happened for us. We rent, like most couples, and home ownership has seemed like a distant dream.
So when an auction place puts up a three bedroom house close to the city centre for £40k it's kind of a big deal for us. We can afford that. I have a ten grand deposit. Jos's bank would happily loan him the rest. Plus a little more, as the hosue in question needs work.
We've peeked in the window, it looks pretty rough but not unfixable. Most importantly, it looks like we could live in it while doing it up. We reckon we can do it, but obviously, we want to view it first. But still, even if it costs as much to do it up as it costs us to buy, thats a three bedroom, golden triangle, city centre house for less than a hundred grand.
So the next three years of my life might be spent with a hammer in my hand. Who cares? Sometimes you need to take a risk.
Ever taken a huge risk? Had it pan out? Fail miserably?
We've always wanted to own a house, but with me being unemployed, and the housing market being insane in most of the UK it just hasn't happened for us. We rent, like most couples, and home ownership has seemed like a distant dream.
So when an auction place puts up a three bedroom house close to the city centre for £40k it's kind of a big deal for us. We can afford that. I have a ten grand deposit. Jos's bank would happily loan him the rest. Plus a little more, as the hosue in question needs work.
We've peeked in the window, it looks pretty rough but not unfixable. Most importantly, it looks like we could live in it while doing it up. We reckon we can do it, but obviously, we want to view it first. But still, even if it costs as much to do it up as it costs us to buy, thats a three bedroom, golden triangle, city centre house for less than a hundred grand.
So the next three years of my life might be spent with a hammer in my hand. Who cares? Sometimes you need to take a risk.
Ever taken a huge risk? Had it pan out? Fail miserably?