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Is This Really How People Decide How Much House They Need?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:25 pm
Had to move to Dallas a couple years back for work. I bought a house in Lakewood. It's older and considered small by Texas standards. I'm from Nola, so old doesn't bother me. It's got character.
Anyway, talking to a coworker who said they're looking for a house. I suggested Lakewood. He said the houses are too small in my area of Lakewood as each person living there needs approx 600-700 sq ft of space. So for a family of 4, you'd need a 2800sq ft house by his standards, which he tells me is common practice.
Also each kid needs their own room. Like he really means NEEDS. He won't even look at a houses unless it has 4 bedrooms because he's got 3 boys(close in age too BTW).
This is the OT so I know most of y'all live in 12 bedroom mansions, but is this really common?
Anyway, talking to a coworker who said they're looking for a house. I suggested Lakewood. He said the houses are too small in my area of Lakewood as each person living there needs approx 600-700 sq ft of space. So for a family of 4, you'd need a 2800sq ft house by his standards, which he tells me is common practice.
Also each kid needs their own room. Like he really means NEEDS. He won't even look at a houses unless it has 4 bedrooms because he's got 3 boys(close in age too BTW).
This is the OT so I know most of y'all live in 12 bedroom mansions, but is this really common?
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Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:27 pm to SirSaintly
2800 sq ft aint exactly a huge house IMO.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:28 pm to SirSaintly
2800 isnt that big.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:28 pm to SirSaintly
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So for a family of 4, you'd need a 2800sq ft house by his standards, which he tells me is common practice.
Sounds about right for suburbia.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:29 pm to SirSaintly
I shared a room with my brother at one point growing up
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:29 pm to patnuh
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2800 sq ft aint exactly a huge house IMO.
It's not huge, but it sure ain't small.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:30 pm to SirSaintly
Texas !!!!
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nola smells like pee
yeehawwww
nola smells like pee
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:30 pm to SirSaintly
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Is This Really How People Decide How Much House They Need?
Poll ten people looking for a home and you will get ten different answers. Why would you assume this one guy you talked to sets the standard for the whole population?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:30 pm to LSUBoo
we have 6 people in our family and just bought a 4200sf house = 700sf each.
eta didnt plug in a formula though, just found a house we fell in love with.
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:30 pm to td01241
Maybe he meant 28,000... 
Someone is building a house on Military Rd in Slidell... The man room alone is 10,000 square feet...The place looks like they're building a firggin school...
A house like that, you need a staff to run it....
Someone is building a house on Military Rd in Slidell... The man room alone is 10,000 square feet...The place looks like they're building a firggin school...
A house like that, you need a staff to run it....
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:30 pm to patnuh
Thats about right. Each kids needs his/her own room. + a toy room to share. House also needs a seperate office or man cave.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:31 pm to SirSaintly
I don't mind letting my wife and kids live with me but I want a house that's big enough so that I never have to see them.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:31 pm to junkfunky
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:31 pm to HempHead
this is a great example of the "you're not middle class and you don't even realize it" thread
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:31 pm to SirSaintly
It is a little large but not unreasonable. And yes, 3 kids should be in a 4 BR house if you can afford it
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:31 pm to SirSaintly
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This is the OT so I know most of y'all live in 12 bedroom mansions, but is this really common?
I have no idea what's common, but my wife and I own a 3,500 sq ft home with 4 bedrooms and we don't even have kids yet, so take that for what it's worth.
Of course, we wanted a 2,800 sq ft house... just couldn't get a bank to loan us the money to build one... Had to build a bigger one. Which makes no intuitive sense, but is reality.
Anyway, who gives a shite?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:32 pm to SirSaintly
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2800sq ft house
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he's got 3 boys
Not big enough.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to LoveThatMoney
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Anyway, who gives a shite?
hostile much?
i think its just an interesting way to look at it.
i hadn't heard this before either.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to SirSaintly
I have 900 sqft apt and it's not as big as you might think..
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to SirSaintly
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Also each kid needs their own room. Like he really means NEEDS.
I mean, I see nothing wrong with this and don't intend to let this be an issue with my own family unless its an emergency or unexpected one.
I'd have hated having to share a room with my brother.
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