How to decide if you should take the hit and move on?

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UnknownDecisions · 13/07/2023 16:37

Asking for friend. If you bought a house you don’t like, how did you decide to either put more money into it to make it something you like or abandon, take the financial hit and move on?

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Peanutbutteryday · 14/07/2023 09:11

PissedOffNeighbour22 · 14/07/2023 07:12

This is what happened to us. We stretched ourselves to buy a house with less neighbours around and to get away from the (attached) neighbour from hell.

We bought an oddly configured semi and assumed that there would be less noise as it's thick stone walls. Turns out the houses used to be one so the soundproofing is rubbish.
Our neighbour was odd but fine until one day he decided he didn't like us anymore now he's become a massive arsehole who is seriously affecting my mental health.
He waits for us to come home then turns all his speakers on - it's so loud I can hear it over my own tv which is in a room not connected to his house.

We never intended staying here for more than 5yrs anyway but after 2yrs here I'd happily leave tomorrow. When our neighbour is on holiday I actually enjoy my home but can't justify spending the money it needs to make it work for us when 95% of the time I hate living here.

With cost of living as it is, I can see us being stuck here for the foreseeable future.

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Sorry that you’re in this position. If it helps we are also in a home I don’t love but likely stuck here due to cost of living. I try and look at the positives - there are many :)

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