Repossessed houses for sale?

Sure why would anybody pay their mortgage then? If I knew that no one would buy a repossessed house there would be no point in the bank repossessing and so no point in paying the mortgage.
 
jack2009 said:
... As for neighbours they should understand that you are buying a house and nothing personal against previous owners.
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I agree that they should understand. I don't think they always do. The mindset of many people in Ireland has been shaped by the land war, and the history of evictions in the nineteenth century. That is particularly true in rural areas and in smaller towns and villages.
 
jack2009 said:
How would the opinion of your neighbours be reflected in the fact that they bought a house from someone who was unable to pay their mortgage???
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This thread is about buying houses that have been repossessed, and I have already explained why, in some cases, buying a repossessed house might not be well regarded by the neighbours.
 
Padraigb said:
I would care. I value the good opinion of my neighbours.
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It is hardly a "good opinion" if neighbours have something against new neighbours who they know nothing about except that they bought poor mrs and mr's house and have a problem with new neighbours.
 
We have to deal with people as they really are, and not as we think they should be. sfb38's post in this thread represents a sentiment that others would share, and I have personally seen situations where people have had reason to regret purchasing particular properties.
 
Padraigb said:
We have to deal with people as they really are, and not as we think they should be. sfb38's post in this thread represents a sentiment that others would share, and I have personally seen situations where people have had reason to regret purchasing particular properties.
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You are not answering a very simple question! How does such behavior demonstrate the "good opinion" of neighbours.

Does this also mean that you and your neighbours would have a problem with somone bought a car or something from a liquidation sale?
 
Padraigb said:
We have to deal with people as they really are, and not as we think they should be. sfb38's post in this thread represents a sentiment that others would share, and I have personally seen situations where people have had reason to regret purchasing particular properties.
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I agree we have to deal with people as they really are, and if they really had a problem with me buying a repossessed house then Id deal with them by just ignoring them, not being bothered by their opinions and not caring what the neighbours think.

Id just be more surprised that Id find myself in that position in the first place because I find it difficult to believe that anyone would be bothered about who bought the repossessed neighbours house at all.
 
bottom line is that Mary and Joe couldnt afford to live in the house anymore. You can. You hardly showed up and booted them out personally. Any neighbour who acts inappropriately to you clearly has nothing better to do with their time. Sorry for Mary and Joe but as they say, S&*% happens and quite frankly its none of the neighbours business!

I had a look at those two websites, are there any more people can recommend??
 
truthseeker said:
I agree we have to deal with people as they really are, and if they really had a problem with me buying a repossessed house then Id deal with them by just ignoring them, not being bothered by their opinions and not caring what the neighbours think.
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You are free to make such a choice. I'd rather live among neighbours that I could get on with.

Id just be more surprised that Id find myself in that position in the first place because I find it difficult to believe that anyone would be bothered about who bought the repossessed neighbours house at all.
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It happens. I have seen it happen. It's more likely in small communities than in larger towns or in cities.
 
Buying a repossessed house shouldn`t cause too much problems. The previous mortgage holders are not by the side of the road and have in all likelihood been rehoused by the council in a house just as good.
Now if it was a farm that was in some sort of dispute....well thats all out holy war. After all the party that loses out can`t very well be given an alternate farm!
 
jack2009 said:
Why do you value the opinion of neighbours you have never met!
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Because if I moved into a neighbourhood, I would meet them, and interact with them to some extent.

And what is so good about them for judging you before meeting you?
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There is not necessarily anything very bad about them; people are shaped by their cultural environment.
 
Padraigb said:
Because if I moved into a neighbourhood, I would meet them, and interact with them to some extent.



There is not necessarily anything very bad about them; people are shaped by their cultural environment.
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As this is off point i will keep this brief and leave it at that. Anyone who judges someone without knowing them is 'bad' not good!
 
sunrock said:
Buying a repossessed house shouldn`t cause too much problems. The previous mortgage holders are not by the side of the road and have in all likelihood been rehoused by the council in a house just as good.
Now if it was a farm that was in some sort of dispute....well thats all out holy war. After all the party that loses out can`t very well be given an alternate farm!
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yeah would agree with that. would never touch a farm which had been repossessed. where i live people still hold grudges against the owners who bought a repossessed farm in the 1980s.
to be honest, with so many cheap new houses out there at present, why go down the road of especially looking for a repossessed house just to save a few more bob...to me the karma would just not be worth it.
 
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