13-05-2024, 09:34 AM in response to #46395
Mr Nice 2.0 Wrote: Yes, home ownership is a right pain isn't it? I have new respect for my parents. They both worked full time shift work (some nights), brought up 4 kids and ran a house. Life must have just been constant work for them one way or another.
I'm at the stage where i'm actually enjoying doing a bit of maintenance. I'm learning a few new skills, am enjoying playing with some of the new toys i've bought and there's a feeling of self satisfaction when its done. But, I give it a few more months before that feeling is gone. Especially as some jobs i'll have to pay to get skilled people in to sort out (as I already have done). It just feels like wasted money as i've already paid for my house right? It should always be fine.
As I live on my own the temptation to ditch the house and move back into an easy to maintain apartment is nagging in the back of my mind.
I just marvel at how naive I was about how much money would actually be required. Making the biggest financial commitment you'll ever make based on about 20 minutes' nosing about a house and the say-so of a complete stranger you'll never meet is a strange thing to do.