Would you feel weird buying a house from someone you knew?

[Esgaroth]

Not well, but we're thinking about putting in an offer on a house that belongs to a family with a girl in my daughter's class. She's been round there to play. So the girl and my daughter are friends (not best friends) but the adults are just on smiling and saying hi terms.

Logically I think this is a complete non-issue but I still feel a bit weird about it. This house is significantly bigger/nicer than where we live now. The family it belongs to have moved to an even nicer house. Is that going to be strange for my daughter and this other girl or is this just something I am overthinking?

It's quite a small town so options are limited!

We had that situation and it actually worked out well. Though my kids were a bit funny about it. 😂

We had the exact same scenario. The previous owners of our house had a son in DS’s class. He did come round to play with ds a few months after we moved in. The mum looked a bit put out that we had got rid of the (vile) wallpaper in the hall when she came to collect him!

Its all good though. If we bump into them they always ask how the neighbour is and ask what we’ve done with the place. I keep them updated on the progress of the quince tree they planted !

If probably feel slightly weird for a short time, until all my stuff was in it, then I think it would fade.

If the house is a good fit for what you need and the price is reasonable, buy it. In a few months, you won't care a bit about who sold it to you.

The only downside I can think of is if you want to reduce the offer after the survey. That could be awkward. Other than that I think it doesn’t really matter.

I was dreading selling our old place to someone we knew in case there was a massive issue after we sold it to them and I'd have to see them everyday!

Good to know it's worked out well for some of you!

I think it's because homes feel so personal and intimate somehow and I know they did it all up so a lot of the stuff, kitchen, bathrooms, garden etc, they personally chose. But PPs are right, it would probably feel very different once it had our stuff in it..