Looking for your advice. My husband wants to move closer to our parents - we currenlty live about 1.5hrs away...we have a lovely modern 4 bedroom detached house with big gardens and relatively ok mortgage. My husband got a new job a few months ago with good prospects and an excellent pay rise - too much to decline, only problem is he is having to stay at his parents during the week so I now don't see him as much. His company are supposed to be opening an office closer to home but when we do not know. Do you think we should bite the bullet and move closer...it would mean having to spend an awful lot more on a mortgage which in turn would use all our savings and lower our standard of living....and the house we would be purchasing is much the same as what we have only newer. I am happy where I am but deep down would like to be closer to my parents also...its just a money thing - do we spend another 100K + to move ?
What would you do ?

Just looked at your profile Hopie, to see you're an accountant.........(this island here is full of the like,) so I know that you know it's only numbers and peace of mind is what is important. So go for it, move and pay out the extra it has to be worthwhile. :-)

Karen

We moved in June from a house we had only been in for 2 years. Although the house was lovely with a huge garden we never felt at home or relaxed due to the neighbours and the street in general. so we bit the bullet, paid the stamp duty and moved. Peace of mind is so important as we have learnt to our cost and boy did it cost a lot!!!
If you think you will be happier moving closer to your family then do it! It will be worth it.

Hi Hopie,

I would say go for it, move, if you feel you'd like to be closer to your parents.

I bought my property in Wales, and love it, but I'm nearly 4 hours away from my parents and family now. If I could afford to move closer to them I would, but property is much more expensive where they are, and at the moment I don't have that option, but I would if I could ;-)  Good luck.  I hope everything works out well for you.

At the moment my parents live a good 4 hours away so I dont actually get to see them as much as I want :(.  However, for the past 12 months my OH (in the Forces) has been trying to get a posting to a station that is closer to them.  We finally succeeded and are moving in 5 weeks time.  It is still 1.5 hours away but its only 45 mins if we were to meet half way ;).  Until my OH leaves the Forces this is as close as we can get but if I had the chance I would take it without any hesitation. 

Like everyone else has said, if you have the opportunity to move closer then take it while you can.  Hope it all works out well and let us know.

:D

I live around 3 hours away from my Mum and sometimes just sometimes, I have to go see her, I'll drive all the way there, sit with her for even ten minutes and I can come home but so long as I've seen her I'm happy.  To be fair we don't come home we stay in a hotel for the evening and see her again the next day but I have to see her.  Take the opportunity if it will make you happy. I personally couldn't move to her area but I'd more than welcome my Mum moving closer to me.