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re: Office debate - What is considered a large home to you?
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:15 am to TheMailman
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:15 am to TheMailman
Your average 4 bedroom is in the 2400-2800 sqft range. I'd consider anything above 3K' on the low end of "large"
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Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:17 am to shawnlsu
Mine(4br,) is about 3800, don’t consider it to be huge, but there are parts of it I haven’t seen in years, ready to downsize
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:19 am to TheMailman
Over 2500 4BR 3B is bigger than most so would be considered large
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:19 am to 777Tiger
We have a 4Br/3Ba that's "only" 2500 sq ft. With only one kid it's a perfect size for us. I wouldn't consider it large at all.
This post was edited on 12/19/18 at 11:20 am
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:28 am to ell_13
Exactly what we have and it's almost perfect. We don't use or see the 4th bedroom 95% of the year since it on the opposite side of the house than the rest. When the inlaws come in town I'm damn glad we have it and that its on the other side of the house. 
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:29 am to TheMailman
Over 4000 SF living area I would consider large.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:31 am to TheMailman
For myself...2k is large
For a family of four...4k is large
For a family of four...4k is large
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:41 am to Captain Ray
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I remembered a school lesson from high school home keeping class that was required. Buy a home that cost your annual salary and plan to pay it off in 20 years.If ya out grow it sell it and by then ya salary should be bigger so bigger house if not live crowded till ya can afford bigger.
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If it takes you 20 years to pay off a mortgage that is equal to what you make in a year, you're doing it very wrong. also, that's an absurd rule that you could never follow living in an urban area.
Actually, here is a good safe conservative rule of thumb with regards to how much house can I afford:
1. 15 year conventional fixed rate mortgage
2. 20% minimum down payment
3. Monthly note is no more than 20% of your monthly
TAKE HOME PAY
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:47 am to TheMailman
3,000 sq ft +. I think alot of people buy the largest house they can afford, whether they need it or not.
My sister talked for years about selling their "large" house in suburban Raleigh when the kids were gone so they could buy a condo downtown, where they could walk to bars, restaurants, etc.
But what does she do but ends up buying a larger house further from downtown so the grandkids will stay with them the few times a year they come to town. What a waste.
My sister talked for years about selling their "large" house in suburban Raleigh when the kids were gone so they could buy a condo downtown, where they could walk to bars, restaurants, etc.
But what does she do but ends up buying a larger house further from downtown so the grandkids will stay with them the few times a year they come to town. What a waste.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:49 am to SlowFlowPro
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i am uncultured (so i don't think in terms of sf) but when you get to 4 BR, i consider that large
Not necessarily. They have 1600 SF homes that have "4 bedrooms" but they are each like 8 x 8 haha
Posted on 12/19/18 at 11:54 am to jbgleason
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My sisters father inlaw has a 2 bedroom house that is 12,000 square feet
The Pennington family that recently sold the huge McMansion on Highland are now building a 2BR / 13000sf house about a block away from their old Highland Rd home. It's a pretty cool house and i expect that it will be finished with the best of everything. When I walked through it, I said, "wait a minute did I miss something...this is only 2 BR??"
One side of it has to be at close to 200' long. The house sits on an incredibly beautiful piece of property (aprox 12-15 acres). The driveway is about 1/4 mile long and you can't even see the house from Highland Rd.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 12:06 pm to TheMailman
Depends.
My personal residence is 4,800 and is too big. We rarely use half the house.
Our beach house is 3,200 and too small because we always have friends or family visiting.
My personal residence is 4,800 and is too big. We rarely use half the house.
Our beach house is 3,200 and too small because we always have friends or family visiting.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 12:13 pm to Captain Ray
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. Buy a home that cost your annual salary and plan to pay it off in 20 years.If ya out grow it sell it and by then ya salary should be bigger so bigger house if not live crowded till ya can afford bigger.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 12:15 pm to SippyCup
Subtle
Posted on 12/19/18 at 12:16 pm to TheMailman
I’m looking at around 3k for my first home (but I waited a long time). I would say 4500
Posted on 12/19/18 at 12:45 pm to shotcaller1
We have 2600 sf 3br/2ba with two younger kids.
I think another 500sf would be just about perfect. An additional BR and second living area.
I think another 500sf would be just about perfect. An additional BR and second living area.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 12:58 pm to Areddishfish
Number of bedrooms doesn’t determine square footage. I’ve been in many houses that have 3-4 rooms and barely 1k SF
What’s the point of having 4 bedrooms if none of them have a closet in them?
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i am uncultured (so i don't think in terms of sf) but when you get to 4 BR, i consider that large
What’s the point of having 4 bedrooms if none of them have a closet in them?
Posted on 12/19/18 at 9:03 pm to Barracuda
Regular metal structure.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 9:05 pm to TheMailman
I don't know what people do with houses over 2000 square feet.
My last house was just 1580 square feet, and we might have consistently used 2/3 of it.
Don't know why most people want the upkeep and cost of a bigger home.
My last house was just 1580 square feet, and we might have consistently used 2/3 of it.
Don't know why most people want the upkeep and cost of a bigger home.
Posted on 12/19/18 at 9:58 pm to TheMailman
I grew up in a 7500 sq ft house that I thought was just fine and that everybody was about the same.
Now mine is half that and I consider it just fine but there’s no true library or gallery.
Now mine is half that and I consider it just fine but there’s no true library or gallery.
This post was edited on 12/19/18 at 9:59 pm
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