An option for me to buy a house has come up very suddenly and it seemed like a good idea at first - but I look at a mortgage and think “that’s 15 years I’ll spend paying back, at absolute minimum. Probably more like 25 years” - how can I possibly plan that far in advance?

So, how did you feel about getting a mortgage and seeing such a serious commitment stretch so far into the future? I’m mainly talking about the emotional side of things rather than financial

  • XIIIesq
    15•8 months ago

    In the UK, rent is substantially more than mortgage repayments.

    Landlords will cry about their maintenance costs but I’ve never seen any maintenance that wasn’t the cheapest fix possible by a cowboy family friend.

    • @[email protected]
      3•8 months ago

      That’s curious, both in Ireland and Spain mortgages are much lower than rent, it’s literally stupid for you to rent if you have the money to make the down payment (which unfortunately I never did, but know many people who went from >€2000 rent to ~€1400 mortgages)