How to decide on what to compromise?

[Totallyanonymousplease]

I know that there will always be compromises when buying property... but I am finding it so hard to accept!

About to offer on a property which is probably 95% perfect - but keep coming back to the things I wish it had. It doesn't have a separate study and the kitchen is quite small.... but it has a huge garden (garden office maybe?) and also lots of other aspects that I love and are quite unusual. Also location is very good, probably the best located property we've seen in terms of school commute and nice road. But if we don't go for this then I will be rejecting other properties because the garden is too small or the location isn't as good. Basically I am finding it very hard to compromise. And after seeing 30 properties I haven't seen anything that ticks all the boxes so I may end up just viewing properties forever...

We have 2 small DC and we're planning on staying in the next property for a long time - whereas when we bought the flat we currently live in I knew we'd be moving at some point. So I think part of it is fear of commitment or making wrong decision.

Can anyone relate??

If after 30 properties nothing fits I suspect what you’re looking for doesn’t exist, and yoh are looking for reasons to reject properties l.

I didn’t love the house I bought, the kitchen was too small and it needed more work than I wanted but it had the character I wanted, the location I wanted and was comfortably in budget.

There is always a compromise! I would suggest that your budget won’t buy what you would ideally like! It’s a process to go through before it dawns on you.

Location is certainly important, and a nice approach/schools are certainly important. You obviously couldn't do it for a while, but if garden is a decent size, you could extend in the future, allowing you to move spaces around or at least add a utility room for washing machine/freezer/extra kitchen storage

Yes I think it is starting to dawn on me that what I want doesn't exist in this budget!!

95% perfect is very high - I'd recommend you go for it.

As you say, you can add a study. I