To want to buy a second home just 20 miles from our current home?

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When we were looking for our current home, we were torn between two areas and basically let the house decide so to speak, so which area had the perfect house for us. Still love where we live, love the house, the area, the community. But still have a hankering to live in this other location which is so quiet and peaceful.

We own 5 properties, 4 of which we rent out as holiday homes but none are in this other location. We are looking at buying another holiday home and a property has come up in this other location and I would absolutely love to live there.

Would it be completely crazy to own two homes just 20 miles apart? Our current home would be used monday to friday and the new home would be used at weekends and in the holidays (we're both teachers).

It would not be "crazy", no.

Posting this on MN could be construed as unwise though.

Crazy, no. Selfish, yes. Not quite sure why you are feeling the need to share your little quandry.

Sorry not sure what the problem is with posting this? Asking a genuine question.

What is it with the threads of late?
High class problem?

Yes OP it would be completely and utterly CRAZEE to do that.

You don't think given the number of posters on MN who can't afford to buy one house that your dilemna might come across badly?

wrongtrouser That's hardly my problem is it? We've worked hard for our money.

You are so bonkers

Do carry on then....

Oh dear god.

If you are being genuine, what exactly is the problem

That's hardly my problem is it? We've worked hard for our money.

Other people don't work hard for their money, they just work 'medium' so I personally think you are more entitled to even more more more houses!

Never mind ^first world problems*.

Recently it's been another world problems.

If you don't see a problem with it then why are you asking if you're being unreasonable and asking an Internet forum about it?

Yes, I think that's why young people these days struggle to get on the housing ladder - they are just not working hard enough.

user Ah, so all the people who can't afford homes don't work hard for their money then. Good to know that all the carers, bin collectors, postal operatives, healthcare practitioners etc are just sitting around all day.

If two teachers can afford five homes between them I'm definitely in the wrong job...

😂😂 oh please. Try to control your kerrraaaazy self.

Seriously though op, if you can afford it then go for it.
Lots of posters are going to jump on you for daring to speak about your money though so don your flameproof suit.

It's not crazy if that's what you want to do and can afford to do it.

I'm pretty sure there are plenty of teachers on here who work just as hard as you who can't afford one house.
Sounds like you've had a dose of good luck as well. You should acknowledge that.

Meh. I can't afford a house (out of work due too MH problems) I don't really begrudge people who have loads.

After all you can only live in one at any one time surely