u/Familiar_Earth_6320

A few friends and I are planning a trip to Iceland later this year, and honestly, we’ve all been pretty hyped about it for a while now

There are four of us total, all currently living and studying in the UK, and we figured this is probably the perfect time to finally go before real adult life completely steamrolls us

We’re leaning toward doing Iceland self drive tours instead of sticking to group tours because half the appeal is being able to stop whenever something looks unreal and just take our time with it. We’ve been browsing different Iceland self-drive tours and itineraries online, mostly on Guide to Iceland, and some of the routes honestly look straight out of a movie

None of us has experience renting a car, so we don't know how the process works. Are there any specific requirements? Like insurance stuff, road restrictions, and other things?

Also open to general recommendations, whether that’s routes, places worth stopping at, or don’t make the same mistake we did type advice

Feels like Iceland is one of those countries where winging it can either turn into the best trip of your life or a total disaster lol

I’m at the point where I don’t even know what to do with my house anymore

It has pretty serious foundation issues. Like, not the a few cracks here and there kind, but actual structural problems. The base gets flooded pretty often after heavy rain, and every contractor I’ve talked to basically says the same thing: fixing it properly would cost almost as much as buying a different house altogether. And even then, nobody can really guarantee it would hold up long-term

Besides, there’s a wall that’s cracked so badly I can literally put my hand through it. It’s like an extra window I never asked for

So selling it the normal way is impossible. I don’t see how I can pass this on to a regular buyer in good conscience, and I doubt anyone would even take it without major discounts or conditions

I started looking into cash for houses options in my area. But if that’s the only realistic way out at this point and cut my losses and move on instead of trying to patch up something that’s clearly way past simple repair