Posting here for traffic (terrible I know)
So me and DP need to move out as we are expecting. We need to move into renting for a few years as not quite there yet with a house deposit. Ideally we would like to stay close to MIL as she will be helping out with childcare. Both me and DP drive but MIL doesn't. Houses by us go like hot cakes and time is not on our side.
House 1. Absolutely perfect. Perfect location, size, price everything is just what we need. It went up on Rightmove yesterday, so we rang the estate agent who said it had only been up for 19 minutes! They said they don't have the keys off the landlady yet so cannot do anything, but will call us as soon as they do. We took a drive by the house to have a nose and the next door neighbour was outside. She said someone had been an hour earlier to sign the tenancy and we're moving in tomorrow (so today). This would have been before it was even posted on Rightmove. We called the estate agent this morning who knew nothing about this and was confused as the landlady had asked them to put it up that day (why would you do that if you already had a tenant?). They said they would speak to landlady and let us know what was going on, but could be a few days.
House 2. Similar to the above in terms of size, rooms, gardens etc but abit further out. Still local to MIL but £100 more per month rent which would be top end of our budget. Have a viewing tonight, but have been told other people have also viewed yesterday.
House 3. This is more of a backup option I think. A lot further out than the other 2, bus ride away from MiL and not the best location. Same price as house 1, so within budget and also just had a full Reno. New kitchen and bathroom with all kitchen appliances included.
Do we wait for the estate agent to get back to us about house 1 which could potentially already have tenants, and lose valuable time on house 2. Or do we go with house 2 and wave goodbye to the perfect home for the sake of time.
Help!!