Moving my family to Donegal

Fefee

Myself and my hubby want to move home to Greencastle, Donegal with our 2 year old.

The main reason for coming home is to be close to family and friends and better social life.
Hubby has a job in motersport and pays very well so will have to give this up for a much more lower pay grade . for this reason are descision is not supported well by our families and think were mad for coming home. This is quite upsetting for us as we want their support and understanding that we are both unhappy living in England but only money matters most and not our happeness.

The only thing that is good about England is our jobs and money ,otherwise we are both lonely and dont have any social life! Life is boring and feel we miss out on the crac back home.

We will have 200k if we sell our house in England.
with this need to buy a house in Ireland with it and invest some off it to bring in a separate income if we are going to be earning less.
We have thought of several options .

1, keep our house in England and rent it out
And purchase a house in Ireland around £130k use the money to pay our morgage in Ireland. So morgage but no income.

2, sell our house in England ,buy a house with land around £170k in Ireland with a separate annex/granny flat. Be morgage free . Went the granny flat out on airbnb.. morgage free plus roughly £500per month income in busy months.
How is the rental market in greencastle ? Would it be busy enough ?

Next is jobs in motering sector
How bad is it ?
Is there much within the motering sector
Hubby works for f1
Theres a new track being built in Dunganon anyone know anything about that ?
We also going to look at commute options.

Health care
How much does going to the doctors and dentist cost and is it worth getting private health insurance ?
I take regular medication for my depression would I be entitled to a medical card .

Drinking culture im bit worried about as hubby does love a pint .

I think thats everything for now !

yesterday

02/04/2018 09:38



The main reason for coming home is to be close to family and friends and better social life.
Hubby has a job in motersport and pays very well so will have to give this up for a much more lower pay grade . for this reason are descision is not supported well by our families and think were mad for coming home. This is quite upsetting for us as we want their support and understanding that we are both unhappy living in England but only money matters most and not our happeness.

The only thing that is good about England is our jobs and money ,otherwise we are both lonely and dont have any social life! Life is boring and feel we miss out on the crac back home.

We will have 200k if we sell our house in England.
with this need to buy a house in Ireland with it and invest some off it to bring in a separate income if we are going to be earning less.
We have thought of several options .

1, keep our house in England and rent it out
And purchase a house in Ireland around £130k use the money to pay our morgage in Ireland. So morgage but no income.

2, sell our house in England ,buy a house with land around £170k in Ireland with a separate annex/granny flat. Be morgage free . Went the granny flat out on airbnb.. morgage free plus roughly £500per month income in busy months.
How is the rental market in greencastle ? Would it be busy enough ?

Next is jobs in motering sector
How bad is it ?
Is there much within the motering sector
Hubby works for f1
Theres a new track being built in Dunganon anyone know anything about that ?
We also going to look at commute options.

Health care
How much does going to the doctors and dentist cost and is it worth getting private health insurance ?
I take regular medication for my depression would I be entitled to a medical card .

Drinking culture im bit worried about as hubby does love a pint .

We are both late 30s

I think thats everything for now

Gorgeousgeorge

What does he do within the motorsport/f1 area. Mechanical engineer? Design?

Fefee

He was race car mechanic but just works in their factory building the cars

judeboy101

Greencastle and social life, I never thought i would see those two phrases together.

bemak

I would look at getting the jobs sorted first before deciding to go. This will reduce the risk of the move and give you some certainty. Otherwise it's just a hit and hope. Motorsport is quite big in Northern Ireland so I would hold out some hope that your husband would get a similar job.

Fefee

bemak wrote: »

I would look at getting the jobs sorted first before deciding to go. This will reduce the risk of the move and give you some certainty. Otherwise it's just a hit and hope. Motorsport is quite big in Northern Ireland so I would hold out some hope that your husband would get a similar job.

Thanks bemak, what sort of jobs are available in motorsport ni ?

Fefee

judeboy101 wrote: »

Greencastle and social life, I never thought i would see those two phrases together.

Lol I no what u mean ! I mean more we will have babysitters on tap in Ireland plus loads of friends in Dunegal, Derry and Belfast all with place to stay.

bemak

Thanks bemak, what sort of jobs are available in motorsport ni ?

I wouldn't know, I'm not in the industry but that's something you should be looking into. Knowing what's there might give you more confidence on the move!

beauf

I would be concerned that when you come back to visit you don't get a true objective of normal life in Donegal. People make extra time for you if they don't see you very often and you are on holiday. If you move over, you might find they actually have a lot less time for you, as everyone as busy lives, especially with families. Then you end up in the same position just on a lot less money.

Could you not, do something like take a holiday home for longer periods in Ireland, and commute back and forth for a year see how that works out.

Fefee

beauf wrote: »

I would be concerned that when you come back to visit you don't get a true objective of normal life in Donegal. People make extra time for you if they don't see you very often and you are on holiday. If you move over, you might find they actually have a lot less time for you, as everyone as busy lives, especially with families. Then you end up in the same position just on a lot less money.

Could you not, do something like take a holiday home for longer periods in Ireland, and commute back and forth for a year see how that works out.

We do go home alot ! 2 Weeks at xmas and August plus 4 other trips it costs a fortune plus we have to give up all are holidays abroad to do it.
We stay with our inlaws so don't really need a holiday home as they both have plenty of space.

beauf

I meant more like 3-6 months..