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Did you love the house you bought when you viewed it?

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cooperbug · 05/10/2020 20:50

We viewed a house tonight which my husband really likes and to be honest I thought I would really like it too. I don’t love it though. Should I love it?

Every other house that we have offered in and the one we live in now I have loved and start imaging where I would put my Christmas tree that type of thing!

This one has many nice things about it and in the area we want to be in but I’m just not sure. Am I being too fussy?

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SuperheroBirds · 07/10/2020 18:59

I didn’t love mine the first time we saw it. In fact, we crossed it off our list. But having accepted an offer on our house, we were in a hurry to find one we liked. We looked round EVERY suitable house in our price range and desired area (I think about 12 houses). We loved one and put an offer in, but just couldn’t agree a price with that seller. When the offer was rejected, our house popped back into my mind. I remember thinking that it had everything we wanted, and the rooms were great sizes, it was all just a bit old fashioned.
We booked a second viewing and fell in love. As I walked out, I said to my husband that I might be crazy but I felt like it was the one, and he said he was thinking the same thing. I’m not sure what was so different the second time, but we really got a totally different vibe from it. 4 years on, and I happily describe it as our forever home.

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cooperbug · 08/10/2020 21:46

Oh well our offer was rejected. Apparently they won’t accept a penny less than asking price!

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ChristopherTracy · 09/10/2020 10:23

Sorry to hear that. I have never got a house for less than the asking price for various reasons. If I want it and it isnt ludicrously overpriced and there are no other choices well...

GiraffeNecked · 09/10/2020 10:28

If you didn't love it then there'll probably be something else along soon that will suit. The market is weird at the moment but I suspect another partial or full lockdown will seal the issue with some people on putting their house on the market.

Lurchermom · 09/10/2020 10:44

It was t love, but it was just 'knowing'. I know that sounds weird. Both houses (the one we bought and live in, and the one we are currently buying) we have both walked into and gone 'this is it' despite veiwing plenty of others. And quite often friends and family haven't felt the same. At least me and DH are on the same page generally. Both have been renovation projects.
I think if you can't see yourself there, it probably isn't for you. But make sure you aren't hanging onto the previous house because you have to try and out that out of your mind now!

echt · 09/10/2020 10:57

Yes. Twice. On both occasions I viewed first and loved them.
First one, DH loved it too and we bought.
Second, DH did not like it but we were constrained by circumstances and had to buy. After a year he loved it too.
Since he died I've loved and hated the house, nothing to do with its oddness in parts, just how one feels about places. It's so instinctive, beyond the number of bedrooms, etc. though I'd gag for a hallway and /or verandah.

doodleygirl · 09/10/2020 11:05

Yes I loved my house the minute I stepped foot inside. DH and I are second marriages and we both have DC so we needed a house for a newly blended family and that meant a bedroom for everyone. I was so doubtful we would find something we loved as our budget was at the lower end for 4 bed house. We were lucky and found something in a great area and it turned out a fab choice as the area is particularly trendy now so property prices have increased.

We have had so many happy years in this house - so many parties , 16's, 18's and 21sts and even a barmitzvah at home where we put a marquee in the garden. It has been a proper happy family home.

DC are all grown now and we are talking about downsizing which makes sense, especially as I have been made redundant but I dont know if we will

Saranvenya · 09/10/2020 11:23

We've always bought with our heads but when I saw my now house I knew it was going to be mine! The house needs a total renovation and we've just got the planning approved last week, this has taken months and months!
It was never going to be our forever but the longer we live here the more we fall in love with it.
I think prior to this one we tried to picture my family milling around and if it was a good fit then we bought it. DH is a builder though so he would have already drawn small plans of what could be done so I had a good idea before any viewings... we have seen hundreds of houses over the years!

ApocalypseNowt · 09/10/2020 11:26

Yes. I hugged a wall.

Peridot1 · 09/10/2020 11:26

Our first house was a new build townhouse and I did love it. We then moved overseas for years.

Came back to uk ten years ago and bought this house which I loved too although it needed a lot doing. We did the renovation while still living overseas and it worked out surprisingly well. DH planned the kitchen to within millimetres. It works brilliantly. Has everything we want.

We are about to move! To a new area.

Current house has proved hard to sell due to the area. Although people love the house and everyone comments on the kitchen.

New house is a detached five bedroom new build. We pretty much made up our minds to buy it before we viewed. Offered over the asking price within 30 mins of leaving as we knew there were other offers already on. Our offer was accepted. Then we got gazummped. In a HUGE way. Vendors actually turned down the first gazumping offer as they had accepted our offer. Gazumppers came back with an offer you just could not ignore. So we upped our offer. After a couple of sleepless nights!

We move in a couple of weeks and now the rose tinted specs are off we are seeing things we hadn’t noticed. So I don’t love it now. Kitchen is not as good as this house. A few other minor issues. Realising the owners built it to sell so it hasn’t had the same effort put into it that we did with our renovation. But I’m sure we will love it once we get it how we want. Even if we are talking ourselves into redoing a practically new kitchen in the next year or so!

It’s a lovely area. Has a lovely pub within walking distance. Nice village community.

It will be fine!

Not sure it’s love just yet though!

Peridot1 · 09/10/2020 11:28

@cooperbug

Oh well our offer was rejected. Apparently they won’t accept a penny less than asking price!

Do you think you will up your offer? Is there much other interest in it?

Janegrey333 · 09/10/2020 13:46

Loved it and still do. It’s pretty historic, though.

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cooperbug · 09/10/2020 17:19

@Peridot1im really not sure, the manager at the estate agents phone us back to say it had been rejected and was so rude on the phone!

I think his pride has taken a dent as he has valued the house for way higher than what it has been reduced to and then we still offered under asking price!

We have a bit of room to up our offer but somebody else is viewing tomorrow and somebody viewed it yesterday

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