After a pretty horrendous (to put it mildly) couple of years with bereavement and associated family drama DH and I have decided to go travelling for a few months next year (possibly an early mid-life crisis!)
We are first time buyers and the original plan was to go travelling and then buy a house in a different area to where we are living now (rented) when we get back (and hopefully if possible start TTC as soon as we get back). In some interesting timing we leave about a week after the Brexit date.
However, advice from some friends and also a bit of general panic as the date gets closer is making us wonder if it would be better to buy somewhere before we go and either rent it out, bribe family and friends to keep a check on it or pay someone to manage it while we're away.
I guess the concern is that we'll get back, then need to find jobs, then need to be in the jobs long enough to qualify for a smallish mortgage etc. before buying. As it stands at the moment we could qualify for a mortgage with the jobs we have now and through saving and saving could put down a good deposit for the price bracket we are looking at (and would make sure we budget enough money to pay for mortgage/bills/upkeep while away).
So I guess the question is - if you were us would you head off with no ties whatsoever and hope everything falls into place upon return to the UK or would you want to put things in place beforehand so there is less to sort out when getting back to the UK?
Sorry - that was super long winded! Thanks in advance