I like buying something for myself that way the most. When someone else wants to buy something, and I help them, without tension (I see it for myself), I can rationally look at the needs and decide on the best option.
But it was never as big a thing as a house or an apartment 🙂 Wardrobe, furniture and even a car cannot be compared to an apartment or a house...
When it comes to such a large investment, money is always a big challenge... I was convinced of this a few years ago when I was looking for an apartment for my parents. Luckily, the purchase was made at "that" time (8 years ago), before the big increase in real estate prices. Today, real estate is more than 3 times more expensive. And salaries have increased by 30%.
My brother who was buying a house in Scotland had a similar task as your brother. When he found a property that suited him, he had to move from the old to the new house in one day, he didn't have time for a slow move. He didn't have as much challenges with the price as with the organization of the move.
But that's another story, which will probably be mentioned when your brother buys a new house 🙂
Maybe I can share my experiences with moving or renovating the apartment I moved into here with the community 🤔
I tend not to put too much weight on other people's opinions when it comes to the things I buy although that doesn't mean I don't take them into consideration; the thing is that their opinion in theirs and often based around their experiences, needs and understandings/expectations rather then my own. Having said that, my brother and I are on the same page and, because of the profession I was once in for many years, he is happy to take my opinions into consideration.
My brother made an offer on another house today and it's a cracker, one I like a lot; it's on 22,000sqm and has established vegetable gardens, chicken coops, heaps of garaging/workshop areas, a swimming pond (natural), outside sauna, spa bath and shower, BBQ areas plus all the stuff you'd expect inside the actual house. It's all surrounded by Australian rain forest yet has nice (useable) open areas as well. I hope he's successful with the offer.
Good luck to your brother today 🤞
I hope the seller will accept the offer.
And then the adventure begins, moving and furnishing.