Cold feet?

A question about : Cold feet?

Is it normal to get a little bit of cold feet before exchanging?! I'm a FTB and not sure whether it's just nerves or if it's the wrong house :/
Has anyone else felt nervous with second thoughts before exchanging?

Best answers:

• Nope but had second thoughts afterwards. Neighbours were noisy and it was severely affecting me. But that isn't a problem any more as the horrid neighbours have left.
  Why do you feel it may be the wrong house? Biggest purchase of your life so you have to feel 100%, but at the same time with it being the biggest purchase of your life it's natural to feel nervous. Need to balance.
• Yeah we knew we'd have to compromise on something, though it's then difficult to decide if it's a compromise or a deal breaker. The house is lovely though doesn't have parking with it, so we'd have to park up the road.
  When put like that it sounds really simple, though sometimes it feels like it's a big deal.
• Hmmm buying your first house is usually exciting and you can't wait!
  I'd be wary if I were you, have a good think if it's the right house for you.
• We had cold feet and when I moved in I hated it but it didn't last long I think it was the adjustment to the massive step I'd taken. 5 yearslater and though it's not our dream home and we plan to move in a few years we do love it because it's ours.
• No, because there were so few houses I could afford that it was the best I could hope for. It was never going to be my dream house, because unless I win the lottery, I won't ever be able to afford my dream house. But I've been perfectly happy here because I accepted all along that it was some fairly large compromises or just not buy anything at all.
• As long as you have legs, and can walk, parking a few meters up the road shouldn't be too bad. Due to parking restrictions here, there's no way to park outside the house, have to park higher up on the other side of the street. Its not a huge problem.
• I know people who have had to make much worse compromises. But it's a very individual thing as to how much it affects you.
  The thing to be just of aware of as cold feet is purchase regret. Even people who are super-enthusiastic about getting into their new house can end up a bit depressed once they have discovered the leaking pipe, noisy neighbour or awkward kitchen layout.