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New house - can't decide!

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Tobermory · 19/07/2018 12:29

So, 3.5 years ago we moved. I wrote about it on here. It was hard.
Wed moved from what was my family home( which had been built by late DF) so lots of emotions, we'd moved to a completely different house style and size. Think one-storey open plan to 4 storey victorian. I didnt handle it well! At all!

Ive grown to love this house, not as much as the one we left and i wouldnt buy it again given the choice but we have made it into a beautiful home. This week we went SSTC and much of the feedback was very positive about how the house looks and feels now. But were sold and we are both really happy about that.

We didnt physically look at any properties before we sold though i was on Rightmove daily. so i know that properties at the right price move fast round here. Theres not much being added round now. We've looked at half a dozen properties, 2 of which are new builds. None of them were right for whatever reason. One of the new builds is an interesting proposition, its a small local developer with a good reputation.
I really liked it, liked room sizes and layout and location is pretty good. DH went off for it a bit as there was something he was concerned about but this is no longer an issue.

He wants to reserve it now, but i cant decide. im terrified that we will make the same mistake again. Im scared that we'll buy it and regret it. Im scared to buy off plan, what if it doesn't feel good?
He says that im thinking too much about what else might come up for sale ...he might be right!
I like it...but do i like it enough?
How do i know?

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Tobermory · 19/07/2018 16:16

My title is rubbish isn't it?!

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cocoabuttertan · 19/07/2018 16:32

What are your options? Are your buyers happy to wait for you to find something? Can you/ would you rent indefinitely until something you do like comes up?

Only you can really answer it....

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pallisers · 19/07/2018 16:36

I think you are someone who initially struggles with change but adapts well given time.

So you are going to struggle with this move initially no matter what. It might help to recognise that emotion and be ok with it.

Then separately, do a list of what you really must have in a home and if possible prioritise it (for example I would love a 2-car garage but not enough to move but I also need to live within walking distance to shops etc and I would move/reject a house if I couldn't do that) .

Check that against the new house and if it ticks your boxes, why now. Can you go and see some examples of this builders' work? Buying off plan is hard but a new build by a good builder can be really great.

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Tobermory · 19/07/2018 17:04

cocoa, our buyers are very keen and straightforward, They dont need A mortgage to sell anywhere.
We are willing to go into rented, we have talked about this already and thought it seemed fairly likely that we might have to. Though two lots of moving costs, packing/unpacking Sad

pallisers - normally id agree with you but I'm raring to get out of here. We've spent a lot of money on this house and its not the easitst place to live in so Im not going to be sad to move. I think your list idea is a good one - thank you. Ill get onto that....as soon as I've sorted tea!!
We have visited the show home in a tother town of this developer, it was nice. The finish far superior to another developer we'd seen from another national builder.
They seem very amenable (but they want to see it), for example we want an american style fridge/freezer in the kitchen. Barrett said simply 'no chance' this is what you get. The developer have said, tell us early enough which one you want tp buy and how you want the kitchen and well plumb in the extra water and stuff that you'll need.

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supercalifragilistic2 · 19/07/2018 21:16

I bought a new build off plan and we love it.

We love the fact it's low maintenance and we can move in straight away. We looked at other properties, but there was something 'wrong' with them all, so dated kitchen, odd layout, required decoration etc.

We have a lovely plot and everyone is professionals or young families on our site. I Parking can be a bit shit, but it's not a massive issue (no worse than anywhere else in the area)

The developer were fairly good and have got everything resolved quickly enough.

Would I buy new again? Possibly. I think we got very lucky that the plot is good and the house is the right size. I look at some on our estate and their bloody tiny!

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