DH is 100% “yes you are a clown for thinking this”. But, like everyone else, we got caught out by the property market boom. After being outbid on FOURTEEN 
houses including one sale agreed that fell through, we finally are sale agreed with a hopeful completion date of mid/end Feb. We’ve been living with my Mum since last June. My husband is desperate to get back into our own space, but after all this time when I move in Thats it - I do not want any packing boxes within 100 miles of me for a very long time.
The house is fine, further out than we wanted but nice enough, but I really want a new kitchen. It’s not my taste but apart from that they’ve big appliances like a range and an American fridge that will be going with them, so when they go it’ll be half empty anyway. So - DH thinks: move in the second we get the keys and figure it out later. I think: get everything possible done before we move in so I can just relax and enjoy it after what will be by that stage nearly a year of living out of boxes and suitcases. The lead in time is so long for everything eg May to get a sofa (we’re in Belfast, thanks very much Brexit) that I feel we need to order a kitchen like next week to get it fitted in March. He thinks that’s crazy when we’re not completed although everything has been straightforward so far and it’s just a standard 60s semi that has been renovated in the last 5 years.
So, should I wait or just cross my fingers and go for it? Similar stories and their outcomes welcome please.