so - we have finally made an offer on a house which ticks a lot of the boxes for us - on the right street, in a very convenient location (walk to station, very near bus to school for the kids, walk to city centre, short cycle ride to work, big enough, bright and with some lovely old features, and most importantly the only house of this size which we could afford in our street).
But there are some major downsides to it, which is why it's relatively inexpensive. The biggest are that it has no garden at all (very small outside terrace - it's about 5 mins walk from a big green), is next to a commercial building (a very small one, which is currently rented to a school but could be anything later on), and is partially overlooked on one side by that commercial building. Commercial building is old and pretty so not an eyesore or anything, and only the terrace and kitchen are overlooked.
are we crazy to go for this? just so sick of not having our own place, but am afraid we're making a mistake here. this house has been on the market for a long time so I know it would be difficult to sell on. we'd love to stay on this street or in this neighborhood but other houses on the street are, at this point, 20-30% more than this one and out of our price range - and same problem on other nearby streets unless they are much smaller (too small for us with 5 of us) and have practically no garden anyway.
help! any advice or thoughts welcome...