Hi Galen, I think in the 1990's I moved house several times. I was living as a renter at the time and sometimes, due to my own decisions and sometimes due to external circumstances, I moved several times. In those years I lived in the center of Madrid, very close to the Royal Palace, when the rents began to rise in price exaggeratedly, my partner and I decided to buy an apartment in property. I remember the moves as very stressful moments, and in the case of the purchase I also remember that we spent months looking at apartments, until we decided on one. We made the right decision, and I think it was the right one.
We bought the apartment before the remodeling of the neighborhood, so although in 2008 the apartment lost much of its value, it is now located very close to one of the cultural centers of Madrid, which pleases me a lot.
I fully understand that you are not in a hurry to buy the house, it is a very important decision for all the reasons you have stated.
I hope that soon you will present us your new home.
I think it takes some careful planning and if that's done a lot of the stress can be reduced although it rarely goes away completely.
It's interesting how time changes suburbs and pricing. I still actually own the first house I bought (in 1997) and the amount it's increased in value is phenomenal even despite the renovations I did to it.
Anyway, I've done the process quite a few times and am good at it, but at my stage if life I really want to get this next move right. I'll not show my new house on the internet however when it happens I may write about it.
Hi Galen, when I suggested that you present your new house I meant that, that you tell us about it, I am sure that there are many of us who will be happy with the news.
Have a great weekend.
No worries, I'll write about it when it happens. Have a good day and a good weekend ahead.
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