Thread: Maybe, there's a world where we won't have to run....

Well now Jimbo my friend, if you took Joesixpack's Cons and Yesshedoes's Pro's I would say you have my place

You're quite welcome, James, and I wish you luck.

On the current house selling situation...don't know how it is in Oz, but here in the US they've put in some tight new mortgage restrictions that make it harder to buy a new place while you're still trying to sell your old place.

Used to be (back in the Olden Days of 3+ years ago when we bought), that as long as your "double mortgage payments" overlap was not too long (I think they gave you 6 mos, but not sure), you were good to go.

Thus, we bought this place in mid-December of 2005, had some inside upgrades done (new paint, carpet, etc), and moved in 4 days after Christmas...but didn't sell our old house until March of 2006 because we had to have a BUNCH of stuff done due to our neglecting it's condition (and owning one particular neutered male cat who sprayed in the corners of the house, which later required BASEBOARD replacement, and we'd bought the place as it was being built for us in Sept. of 1998!)

(Please, readers, no hard-hearted comments about what YOU would do to that cat--I love that cat and I have solved the problem by making him into a "barn cat" out here. He's now exclusively outdoors. It's safe since we're at the dead-end of a private gravel road, no cars going byj...and I shoot coyotes.)

But I think they're cracking down on that kind of thing now. Now they expect you to:

1. Sell your old place
2. Pay for temporary housing and storage if necessary
3. Buy your new place
4. Move in

...in that exact order. Of course, you can try and finesse the timing, as people always have since most couldn't afford double mortgage payments even if allowed.

Originally Posted by YesSheDoes!

James--if you haven't already done it, DO IT! We "did it" more than 3 years ago and I'm still delightfully happy about getting out of overcrowded, too-much-traffic, high-crime Austin. Yes, the "wonderful" Austin, Texas that everyone thinks is so hip and cool and great.

Something tells me that you're not going to like NYC that much..

What do you guys think of this one? Interesting house.

NORTH MALENY

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

What do you guys think of this one? Interesting house.

NORTH MALENY

James.

I like it James.

Damnit I like every house I see on that site. I just spent another 30min looking at houses in Noosa Heads. I'd need to live near surf if I were out there.