hi everyone, im glad i found this forum, im based in S.A and wanting to buy my first home. i really really need help, i want to do things the right way.
the way things are going nowadays, what everyones doing is.. going to buy a new fancy shmancy paper thin home where u have a nice pretty balcony with ur neighbour literally a meter away from you and a little fancy teeny weeny courtyard home.. whats going on!! that aint me!
so..
what i have my heart set on is buying an older home, cheaper, prob solid brick, bigger land, and most importantly.. cheaper and bigger!! and my neighbours as nice as they can be, are away from me! problem is since ive never done anything like this i do need to be smart and weigh things out and see whats more convenient for me. id love more than anything to renovate an old home. but seriously how much am i looking at? i know nobody can tell me that, but roughly how much will you be looking at for a 4bedroom home, solid brick. and when i say renovated, i mean.. renovated.. everything needs to be done.
we have no children, we both have very good jobs, earn good money, but at the moment this money is going on rent money.. (dead money lol)
id luv to look back in a few years time and say yes i worked hard waited a long time in a dump home, but now look at what i have and i was able to save and renovate and my morgage isnt much. please if there is someone out there to help me out and probably guide me towards the right direction id really apreciate it.
many thanks! and hope to hear from you soon.
ps.. i know this was ment to be a short introduction! sorry!!
ps.. and yes b4 concidering anything id get a builder to go in and check out the place make sure its not falling apart.