Walk away or just having a wobble

[havinalilwobble]

How did you make the decision either that it was deffo the right time to walk away or carry on and just accept you are having a bit of a wobble?

Buying house not in love with at all but decent location. Survey was okay within limits of usual arse covering but essentially it's an old house and normal condition for something of that age, no downvalue or anything like that. Searches and queries again nothing really outstanding as a dealbreaker. Decor is perfectly okay to live in so doesn't need anything doing straight away. Essentially everything is just okay.

But I can't help but keep feeling like I'm making a big mistake. Like others struggled to buy something decent and the prospect of breaking chain and renting fills me with dread as nothing on rental market either much.

I don't plan on living in house long term and financially I think if i moved in a year or two I wouldn't lose anything compared to just selling and renting (assuming nothing major comes along).

I know it's normal to have the usual stress and oh wtf am I doing with house buying and selling, but I think because I know I don't love the house it's skewing my thinking!

What don't you like about it?
Why are you moving house?
What would your dream house have that this house doesn't?

Why on earth have you let it get this far if you don't love it and aren't committed?

Honestly the whole chain of stressed out people is depending on each other to act in good faith and crack on. Youre wasting your time and theirs if you're not into it. Either pull out or get on with it.

If you've got doubts, it's not right.

Trust your gut instinct.

If you feel like you are making a mistake, then you shoudl listen to that.

What is your current situation - can you just wait where you are and keep looking for a house you like more?

I am currently sat in a house I have just bought and now hate. Before that we broke the chain and lived with family which nearly gave me a breakdown!

Don’t do either! X

@Hungry675tf

Why on earth have you let it get this far if you don't love it and aren't committed?

Honestly the whole chain of stressed out people is depending on each other to act in good faith and crack on. Youre wasting your time and theirs if you're not into it. Either pull out or get on with it.

Given how hard the market has been, and was outbid on 4 other places, I clung onto something I actually had offer accepted and was in the area I wanted.

And I figured if I hate it that much I'll just up and sell it in a year or two and did all my sums to see how much that would cost compared to going into rented.

I'm moving not for work specifically but I want to advance my career and can't do it with my current workplace or in the area I live.

I'm just most likely having a wobble thinking do I really want that pain for another year or two. My gut instinct is to just run but then what do I do?

Usually your gut is right - trust it. We spend so much time at home, and it should be our haven. So if you're not feeling it, look to make a change

Do you love where you live now? Does it otherwise make you happy? If so, I'd listen to your gut and try again in a while.

The market can't stay this bonkers forever and something else you love could come up in a few months' time.

Would you actually make the stamp duty back in two years if the market flattens? We've gone through this scenario ourselves but I think it's a risk.

We bought a house I didn’t love but ticked all the boxes, especially location. We were very happy there and it was a good buy for us. We lived there for 9 years.

I think only you can know if this is just a wobble or more serious.