– 50% of parents have had one vaccine, and 50% have had 2! :D
– one year ago, we had plans and flight tickets to visit azores… but then the pandemic hit and it was all scrapped. this year, things feel a bit more settled, so we’re giving it another go in 2 weeks. the goal is to work like usual and spend the rest of it hiking around the islands of faial and pico, checking out all the trails and volcanos along the way.
– and now for the big cloud over our heads. what do you do when you get a letter from your landlord, stating they have a buyer for the house you’ve been renting for the past 6 years? as renters, we get to call dibs on the deal if we want to… but do we want to? i like the house well enough, and if we bought it at least we could finally fix some of its flaws… but it’s a huge place, and a huge chunk of money. on one hand, i like it here and don’t want to move (which might end up happening, if the new landlord decides). on the other hand, i don’t think i like it enough to get into debt over it. at the moment, it feels like all our options are bad, and it sucks. :(
– i wish we could do like tove jansson and get ourselves a little island to live on. sigh.
3 replies on “weeknotes, 17/21”
Oh Açores! Espero que dê para irem e que animes a malta com algumas belas fotografias!
Eu também sou arrendatária e a renda aqui é uma soma de dinheiro muito significativa. Penso sempre o quanto gostaria que essa renda não caísse em fundo perdido (o que é o caso quando pagas renda). Quando pagas um empréstimo, ao menos se venderes o imóvel, recuperas o valor que pagaste (tirando os juros, mas é sempre menos do que a renda).
Comprar uma casa não quer dizer que vás ficar nela para sempre. Se ela for fácil de vender, tens sempre essa opção. E se não for, podes sempre procurar uma outra opção que preencha esses critérios…
Não que tenha alguma coisa a ver com isso, mas por aqui também andamos numas reflexões semelhantes, por isso partilho :)
Boa sorte!
Tough decision! I would say (as the happy owner of a house that I bought on my own 12 years ago) that if you’re not completely in love with your house and not over the moon excited at the idea of buying it – which is how I felt when I bought mine – maybe it’s better to just accept that you may have to move on.
Trust that there’s something even better waiting for you just around the corner. Maybe having to move, if you do end up having to move, will turn out to be the best thing that ever happened in your life after all. You never know – life is magical and full of surprises and what feels like the end of something nice could very well just be the start of something even better!
In short, don’t settle! A house is a big responsibility and a lot of money – you should absolutely love it from the get-go.
Good luck, but really, don’t overthink it and follow your heart!
Geneviève
Oh Ana,
my husband and I got a message from our landlord, too. We have to move out until october 1st. I can really imagine how you are feeling! I hope at the end we all will find a beautiful place to live!
All the best for you!