I am trying to buy a property, and I am so discouraged by all there is to do. I have been diligently saving for ages, and have a deposit, so I am now actively looking. But I find this actual part to be horrible. I hate looking at houses. I only seem to like 1 in 100, and something inevitably goes wrong on the one I like - owners want too much (when it is not worth that much), building report comes back with horrendous problems or even the bank valuation came back as much lower and my bank refused to confirm the finance for the amount.
I also hate banks and all their paperwork and 3 month approvals, but then things change and you have to do it all again.
I also hate real estate agents who ignore you, then bombard you with unsuitable property emails , then ignore you again when you like one of them.
I hate my Saturdays being taken up with this.
And most of all, I hate the roller coaster feeling I get inside when I have found a place I want and I am waiting for and offer or the inspection etc to go through......the feeling of hope that this is it and I can mentally start arranging furniture, but the feeling of dread that I don’t want to get my hopes up as another one falling through is a real blow. It doesn’t help that I am single and doing all this by myself. It would be nice t9 ave someone to share the emotional load with.
I am just sick of it. I thought about taking a few months off from looking, but I really just want it done. I think a few months off would push the problem down the road and I will dread starting up again, so I am better pushing on whilst I know the market etc.
Does everyone feel like this at some point in the house hunt? Please say yes! I’m hoping once I do find somewhere this will all be a distant memory, but at the moment with another Saturday of house hunting here, and I just hating life.