I moved into a 3 bed 70s home two years ago after separating from my ex-partner. I had been living in a poky flat with my tween during covid with no garden and so I think when I saw this house I jumped at it as I was desperate to move out and have more space. Since living here i have had to replace the sun room roof (which I knew about from the home report) but then had an issues with squirrels requiring a number of roofing jobs and patch ups and finally during winter I had a terrible leak and got a few roofers out who all said my roof was at the end of its life span and it needed replaced and I'm now half way through this work. I just didn't expect to be doing such a big job so soon and it costing so much money. I also really need furniture and to decorate and as a single parent, I am constantly worrying about how much money I have left over and what I'm spending. If I'm honest I think I rushed into this and I also don't think I factored in how much time and energy I would need to clean and maintain the house and the garden (I have a chronic illness). I regret now just not buying a new build that I had also been looking at which would have been much less work, especially as I am not planning to stay here long term. I'm in a long distance relationship (coming up to four years) and my plan was to move in the next few years when my teen finishes school and it's all I can think about. I'm fortunate to live in a city that is booming in terms of property so I know I will recoup the money (obviously whether I make any profit is unclear). I know I should think myself lucky with what I have in terms of owning my own home but I just feel a massive amount of overwhelm and I have never managed to fall in love with the place because I look around and see all the cosmetic things that need to be done including the water marks across the bathroom and hall ceiling and all down the wall (and basically I'm struggling to afford to fix it all now). It feels a shame because it could be a lovely home if time and money was spent on it. It's really dragging me down mentally too and I feel like just jacking it in and moving already but financially and logistically I can't... I feel I'm struggling to enjoy the moment and be present... Any advice would be appreciated. I just feel I can't see the wood for the trees x