Dreams do come true

 

 

 

 

My husband and I always had a dream of ending up in a semi rural part of our country. We wanted a nice cozy, homely house surrounded by beautiful trees with some furry and feathery friends to keep us company.

To do this would mean big changes. It would mean a bigger mortgage, a change of lifestyle and little bit further out from our families. We discussed these changes time and time again. We ummed and ahhed for quite a while. We couldn’t decide when would be the right time. We always thought that the dream was in the distant future, where we would end up one day, once the kids had grown up.

We’d been renting for a couple of years, sussing out a couple of different suburbs closer to the city, closer to family to decide where our next purchase was. We looked at house prices in the area and looked at what we could realistically afford and simply couldn’t justify the prices. We would be buying a dump, a small place for a small fortune. People would say to just buy anything to get in the good area and then you can renovate. Renovate! With what money? We would be spending our hard earned money just to buy the place. We’d be lucky to have anything left over. The idea just wasn’t right for our family of almost 5!

So we went back to our idea of the dream home amongst the trees and thought, why don’t we just buy there now? The houses were cheaper and we would get a house big enough for our family. Sure, it wouldn’t be exactly what we wanted but we had a lifetime to make it our home. We took the plunge and decided it was now or never. We were going to raise our kids amongst the trees.

After a hot summer of searching, getting our hopes up on many properties and only to have our offers rejected, the right house came along for our family. So we broke our lease and moved in about month before baby number 3 arrived! It was hard but we did it.

Renting has its advantages of not having to maintain your property, possibly cheaper than a mortgage but there’s nothing like the security of your own home. I lived in my parents place for about 15 years and even when I go back to visit there is a sense of warmth, comfort and security because it was my home for so long. My husband and I needed that for our family, for us and our children. We finally found our place to truly call home where we look forward to creating many happy family memories.

Sometimes in life you need to take risks, dive in, take the plunge…dreams don’t have to be dreams, they can be reality.

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