Do we or not?

[Nuzz]

So... Let me give you some background info first. Me and hubby first bought our house 8 years ago. Terraced, 3 bedroom and yard. Since then we've had 4 kids. The house were currently at is opposite a primary school which is really handy and five minutes walk from a Morrisons and a ten minute walk from a retail park.

Because I've grown up with a garden I've always felt my kids have missed out. We've spent a fair bit of money on the house making it to how we liked but it's never been our forever house. Now we've seen another house we like. It's 4 bedroom, huge garden with drive and garage. But it's 10 minute drive from everything im used to having close by. I didn't know if im brave enough to make the move. We've had an offer accepted on the new house. Jus looking for a buyer for our old one.

The new house will cost alot more money every month jus not sure if it will all be worth it.
What would you guys to. Move or stay?

Until you have a buyer you can't really make that decision anyway. How do you know how much you have to offer until you have an offer on yours? We ended up getting a 9.4% reduction on the price we put our house on for in April last year! If you do manage to get a buyer quickly & the sums add up though I think the potential new house sounds great! 10 minutes isn't far. Is there public transport etc for the kids to get to town, school etc for when you can't take them? We are looking to make a similar move ourselves because we simply need the space. Our current house is tiny! We bought it to be in catchment of schools we no longer need!

@moving thank you for replying.

Our house is on the market right now. We thought we would have people viewing and offering straightaway how wrong we were. We offered on the other property with the agent for that house knowing we would need to sell ours first. We offered slightly over the odds. It's been accepted but still on the market in case someone over offers what we did. So until we sell ours we can't go forward with anything. It's like living in limbo. The only thing putting me off is the cost. It'll be double what were paying now with work still do be done on the house. The kitchen and bathroom really need doing up. And the living area is smaller than where we are now.

The thing I find strange at the end of your post is that you say the living space is smaller than your current house. An extra bedroom and garden sounds good but would it be better to compromise on a smaller garden for more living space, or could you extend?

@magstermay im not sure im so confused. The new house has a lot going for it which ours does too but in different areas. Where we live now the living area is bigger (we had the wall knocked down between to living rooms to have it more open plan) and . There's also space for a dining table. We have a utility room and a pantry. The new house although it has a smaller living area has an extra bedroom and garage with a drive and a garden and it's in a nicer area/street. Should I compromise what I have now for that?

The thing is pretty much none of us can afford exactly what we want in a house, so pretty much everyone has to compromise. What you want most and what you want but are willing to sacrifice for the benefit of getting something else is so very personal.

You need to think about each positive and negative and weigh them up against each other. Which things can you not live happily without, which things do you want but aren't so important, which things are a nice bonus but something you can be happy without.