I upgraded my fit young lass into a home-owning Milf. To quote pops "it was still one hell of a struggle to save up and get started" but the time investment is worth it.
Was kind of my point. I only worded it badly because of the poster i was replying to. Pros and cons of buying v renting. Buying wins for me( but like you say getting enough for your first deposit can be a killer. Go nowhere do nowt for ages) but if you manage it then you own the house. Renting. My sister rents and has no intentions of ever buying. If something brakes or packs up, they come and fix it. So i can see her point of view. Then you have 83 who buy houses to rent them out. I like his stratedgy. Not sure id have the balls to do that
Good to hear you are sorted mate.. You and your lass have a good one and look forward to next year.. All the very best..
It'll be quite a while before 100% mortgages come back, if they ever do . . . . I do mortgages regularly and need to 'jump through hoops' to get a 95% loan never mind one with no deposit Good luck, marra . . . . there are worse predicaments to be in
We have had this conversation before though Comm. I don't expect anybody to understand, so as I've said, please ask questions. I'm upfront about what I've got to live with and I'd love people to have a better understanding of this condition. I believe mental health awareness does need to be raised overall. To be fair, the majority of posters on here do seem to have a basic understanding at least, where compassion and understanding is shown, when required. I'm assuming because of mental health becoming more common these days, with more people being diagnosed, then I would have imagined people have probably took a little look at it themselves just for a touch of self education. When I see something being talked about and I don't understand it, I look it up. That's what people do. You keep saying 'you expect us to understand'. Could you clarify who exactly 'us' is? I want to approach them myself and ask them why they haven't approached me themselves instead of whinging on to you, which at the moment is what I'm assuming is happening as you seem to be speaking on behalf of them.
