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21/05/2008, 20:48 want2move09 Joined on 23/02/2008 Posts 17 WE have finally done it We are so excited we have found a property we love , had a survey, done all the mortgage stuff and the signing  of the compromis de vente is imminent. We looked at 15 properties over a couple of weeks in the Dordogne; and would you believe it we are having the FIRST one we saw. It spoiled us and nothing else came close. It is within walking distance of the lovely market town of Piegut Pluvier; so we are really looking forward to selling our house, though in no rush as we don't plan to move out permanently till next year........but who knows we may go sooner. I just wanted to share it with you all. Thanks    Report

21/05/2008, 21:14 Mme poivre Joined on 08/05/2007 Oxfordshire/Vendee Posts 196 Re: WE have finally done it Hi Want2move09  I am soooooo jealous congratulations We keep looking for opportunities to work and live in france but have to be contnt with out holiday home, we will be able to retire there but not for a number of years to come Judith  XX    Report

21/05/2008, 21:30 want2move09 Joined on 23/02/2008 Posts 17 Re: WE have finally done it thanks Judith, we can hardly believe it ourselves. Where is your holiday home? What work would you be looking to do ideally in France?    Report

21/05/2008, 21:51 Mme poivre Joined on 08/05/2007 Oxfordshire/Vendee Posts 196 Re: WE have finally done it Hi Holiday home in the vendee, we would do any legal work that paid really, However, we are in quite well paid jobs here at the moment and will contiue to be so until the house has been renovated, although perfictly habitable at the moment ( we have been using it for 5 years) we are still workin on getting it how we want it.  So yes my heart is saying go now but my mind is saying you have to earn the money first Judith XX    Report

22/05/2008, 7:41 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: WE have finally done it Mme Poivre, you only have one life!  I too thought I'd wait until retirement but went earlier and have not regretted a single moment.  If you sell the house in Oxfordshire you'll be able to invest the money and live off the interest!  Don't waste your life working if it's just for the money. It'd be a shame if something happened later that stopped you.  Go now!!!!    Report

22/05/2008, 8:15 Belle Joined on 05/03/2008 Posts 129 Re: WE have finally done it On the other hand, Mme Poivre, I have regretted giving up work early to come here, if I had stayed just a few more years, I would have had a bigger pension, and more money saved, it's ok saying you only have one life, sure, but making the best out of that one life, is what it's all about, come here with as much money as possible, then you will be able to have a good life, things are changing in france all the time, everything is going up, and will continue to do so, you will need an awful big investment to be able to live off any interest, and of course, that will be subject to tax here. Good luck anyway Belle    Report

22/05/2008, 8:21 krusty Joined on 13/08/2006 haute vienne (87) Posts 2,441 Re: WE have finally done it I am an other one who recommends getting out early if you can , although selling my house in the UK did not provide money to live off the interest , it did allow us to buy a house cash , so no mortgage to pay. A couple of company pensions provide our income now (taking them early meant they were reduced). Having a heart bypass a few years ago was also a big incentive. Good luck to OP , exciting times ahead.    Report

22/05/2008, 8:26 Thebiga Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 60 Re: WE have finally done it I bet you are excited. But as one of the others said you only have one life so live it whilst you can. It all took by complete surprise to be here really because as they say every cloud has a silver lining. I fell sick with Multiple Sclerosis around 2000 and we had our mortgage paid off and we thought hey we both hated our jobs so here we are. If we had not done it we would have always said what if ?. So we did and we love it. It would be a real blow to have to go back so we try and make ends meet but its hard. So I wish you all the luck and enjoy it as much as you can.     Report

22/05/2008, 8:37 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: WE have finally done it I wasn't really serious about living off the interest from the house but you've still a big investment there - an assurance vie helps with the tax.  You really don't need so much money to live here.  You don't need to keep up with the Jones's, dress up for the office and be faced with expensive entertainment bills.  Everybody here has a potager and spare produce so a vegetarian wouldn't starve.  And surely there's something that two energetic computer literate people could find to do that'd earn them a bob or two.    Report

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