Have had an offer on a house accepted which is going through slowly as the vendor is being sluggish about getting quotes for the work that the survey threw up. Have now seen another house and have lost a bit of perspective on the whole thing. I have a DD of 6 months, and these are the relative points of the houses in question. Would be interested in your gut reactions:
House 1
Three bedroomed, 200 yr old terrace within walking distance of station in small, attractive Cotswold town. Said station is the mainline into London, which is important to me as I still have a flat there and most of my friends! Disadvantages are that it has no garden or outside space (though a little park is two mins walk and the green areas of the Cotswolds are all around, plenty of walks) AND is on the main road through the town (which isn't busy, except when a train is due, but still).
House needs a lot of work.
House 2
Four bedroomed terrace in a village, with a reasonable sized ramshackle back garden, with two bathrooms. Village is three miles from little town above. Also needs a lot of work, perhaps even more than house above. Also on a mainish road. Perhaps less attractive on outside than above house.
What would you do? Both similar price.