First-time home buyers: how did you feel about getting a mortgage? - eviltoast

An option for me to buy a house has come up very suddenly and it seemed like a good idea at first - but I look at a mortgage and think “that’s 15 years I’ll spend paying back, at absolute minimum. Probably more like 25 years” - how can I possibly plan that far in advance?

So, how did you feel about getting a mortgage and seeing such a serious commitment stretch so far into the future? I’m mainly talking about the emotional side of things rather than financial

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    That’s curious, both in Ireland and Spain mortgages are much lower than rent, it’s literally stupid for you to rent if you have the money to make the down payment (which unfortunately I never did, but know many people who went from >€2000 rent to ~€1400 mortgages)