I really shouldn't have done that

[inulro]

Get bored enough to look online for real estate in Nova Scotia. I found this, which is not only rather cute, it's cheap enough to buy outright with the profit we could get from selling this place.

Now I just have to sort out at least one job in rural Nova Scotia. This place is really in the middle of nowhere.

I could probably get a job in Halifax, but the cost of living is probably sufficiently higher there that we'd need two jobs. However, last time I checked I don't have any rural job skills, not that there are any jobs up there anyway. I don't think Selling Shit on the Internet is going to cut it, even if the house does have home office facilities.

You should see what I could buy in Newfoundland with the money under the cushions of the sofa. But I really do draw the line at Newfoundland. I'm not that desperate to be mortgage-free.

Comments

[inulro.livejournal.com]

We could easily afford a mortgage in Toronto, especially given what we'd be taking with us as a down payment. I just have stupid dreams about living mortgage-free. As for my credit history, I should think that in the Internet age they'd be able to contact someone about my credit history over here.

[the_axel]

Either fortunately or unfortunately, depending on on the individial, credit histories don't cross international boundaries at all well.

I know for a fact that if you move between the UK, Canada and the USA you start as a blank slate. I know a bunch of people who've had to deal with the pain of starting over again.

AFAIK there are privacy and legal issues involved that make it far more trouble than it's worth for banks and credit reporting agencies to set up international links.