thomask130

Would'nt mind knowing myself however are you looking for a detached, semi detached etc

I didn't to be honest. At the moment im still saving and plan to do my boat handling course and a few holidays spread out before committing to buying a boat.

Have to say really enjoyed it my first time going Glad to say I did book a few appointment for boats i was late for my first one due to the M6 accident but they let me off and found the course handling introduction very useful.

I don't mind the rain myself but was going with someone else but don't really expect them to park on a muddy car park.

Brought tickets for Sunday ages ago but apparently we got heavy thunder showers so might give it a miss, also brought a ticket to have a quick boat handling course but i assume that will be cancel anyway. Never mind

I will be still be working and earning and saving but it will be for myself rather than having to find a job and be stuck somewhere which why I'm not considering rent money Until I know I know I can achieve the above, then I know going to live on the canals is not really a viable option for me.

Just wanted to say thank you for your advice so far, had a lovely day walking down the canals seeing the boats.

Hi I'm aiming to keep about 30,000 to 40,000 aside away from the boat so that I feel I make at least a good deposit and can kept my options open.

oh right if i'm being honest didn't know that Maybe the better option would be to leave a decent amount in a bank, then if I ever need to buy I can, just making sure over time I keeping adding the savings to account for inflation house prices. I always move back in my parents etc for a short term if I ever needed to.

To be honest I'm not really thinking about renting any place I would have. I know some people might argue it's good way to make money on the side but I would always knowing it was there to use it when I need to

Thank your reply I look into it, appreciate your time. As I said at the beginning as much I want to get on the canals I'm trying to think long term, in the back on my mind I kept thinking about in 10/20 years time I could be priced out if I wanted to get out of living on the canals.

I don't mind at the moment I very open to ideas. Maybe using the word cheap was incorrect what I mean is that I'm not concern about work being near by or schools where prices usually have inflated more because of demand.

I was thinking more between £60,000 to £100000

ha ha when i meant cheap I meant more realistic pricing,

Hi guys For a good while I wanted to move on a narrowboat and live on one. I have reading the forums trying to gain knowledge and better prepared myself. While I have the money and could get on a boat straight away, I’m also trying to look more towards the future as well that keeping some form of property is still a good idea knowing that I always have a place to go back to. I have just turned 31. So I'm looking at buying a house for a decently cheap price I have been looking around and have found places that look nice and the reason they are cheap is because there isn’t much opportunity for jobs in that location, however I'm working towards being able to work for myself that doesn't required me to be fixed anywhere and is something I'm trying to establish before even thinking about moving on a boat as I want to be continuous cruiser without worrying about needing to be a in fixed location. However I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on a decent area to buy that don't cost the earth but don't necessary want to be living in a chavy place where there is a high crime rate etc.