Opinions please MN!
House A:
- period terrace, spacious, light, over 4 floors, 4 bed, large kitchen / diner
- balcony with sea-views
- will need new kitchen, carpets, floors, general decor, etc to bring up to ideal
- small enclosed decked 'garden', not much scope for anything there
- 5 mins walk from sea, 10 mins from town, can buy a pint of milk round the corner, road is fine but there is a medium-sized business premises selling to the building / reno trade almost opposite house
- street parking only
- will need a mortgage but manageable >£600 per month
- loads and loads of potential with a bit of money spent on it
House B:
- period terrace, 2 smallish doubles and box room, less feeling of space and light, more cottagey and cramped
- lovely style, wouldn't need to do anything much in terms of decor etc BUT would want to do a loft conversion eventually for more space
- larger garden, shed, rooms for veg, chickens etc
- feels like it's 'done' already, not much scope to add value
- quiet road, pretty park at the end, 10 mins walk from sea, 20 mins from town
- street parking only
- would be mortgage free
Obviously the idea of being mortgage free in a pretty house is VERY tempting. I really really like the house itself. However we are currently in a much larger place and I think we would really really miss the space. There is no obvious sign of loft conversions done on other houses in the road.
Half the year it will be just DH and I (dd at uni) but we do like to entertain, have people to stay etc (when allowed!) I also work from home and have a hobby that I would really like a 'spare' room for. DH is understandably very keen on being mortgage free but does like the potential of the other house too.
WWYD?