Literally were supposed to move to a house about half the size of our current house on .25ac lot.
We backed out. I'm still not sure, but here were our main concerns:
1. I've been under a TON of street lately, especially with my mother being diagnosed with stage IV cancer and traveling across country literally every other week to see her and help with finances/healthcare etc. I also have 5 commercial rental properties and a business I manage, while also making time for my family.
2. We were nervous about being so close to people. I think we realized how much we like a bit of buffer from people.
3. There was a main road that accessed the subdivision that has been getting busier by the year. With an additional ~300 homes to be build just south of this sub division, and an eventual connection to the interstate, we didn't like the though of heavy amounts of fast moving traffic.
4. We would've had 3 mortgages until the other 2 sold. The housing market is fairly robust here with things moving relatively quick, but then again, our houses aren't the showpiece ones. They both need work, but I'm confident they would've both been sold at or near our listed price point.
Now we're back to square one. I'm still under quite a bit of stress between everything, but our goal is to still downsize but remain in our rural area. I'm finding it, as much as we are unhappy with some things with our current house( too big, some sub-par construction, backyard goes to sheer cliff to river) , there are also many other things we enjoy about it(beautiful views, gated street to allow my children to play safely, clean, good neighbors).
Our problem is that we're wanting to stay in a relatively small geographic area where there is probably only about 50 houses total. We're looked at some other houses, but it's usually one thing or another we don't like about them. No cable, no natural gas, little to no views, unpaved driveways, etc.
I dunno. I just can't t think clearly with everything going on my my life, and as much as I want a simple life and more manageable home, I just felt that the additional stress of moving while going through everything here was just pushing me over the edge. I've get more agitated, can't think & make decisions, forget simple and important things literally minutes later. I'm just not in a clear state now and just thought it wasn't a good time to make such a big financial decision.
Just venting. I feel I made the correct decision, but also keep thinking about an easier to manage house, that gives us most of the things we're looking for for our family.