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re: Is This Really How People Decide How Much House They Need?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:46 pm to SirSaintly
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:46 pm to SirSaintly
A family of four needs about 2200 minimum in today's society. But 2800 is more comfortable. I went with what I could afford and about how big I wanted to be able to grow into eventually and not move again. Go big or go home.
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Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:46 pm to TH03
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TH03
do you just randomly pick a 'mark' to go after in every thread?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:47 pm to CAD703X
I was about to agree with your WiFi post.
Now I'm just going to keep it to myself
Now I'm just going to keep it to myself
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:49 pm to patnuh
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2800 sq ft aint exactly a huge house IMO
Yep. Ours is 2,500 of living space, with another 1,500 in the basement/garage. On just under a half acre. Plenty of room in the backyard for the kids to play and the dogs to run around in, without it being overkill in the summer when I cut the grass every saturday.
Ours is just a 3/2.5. It was a 3/2 when we moved in but we've done some renovations. Had a small den that shared a wall with a bedroom, so we converted that to a master bath and walk-in closet. And converted the full bath downstairs to a half bath and laundry room, to get the laundry out of the basement. The only other thing I'd like to do now that would be a big project is to clear out my storage area in the basement and wall it off for a small den to watch football in. I refuse to call it a mancave, even if it is underground. I already have a mini fridge down there, and running water to tap into. And a fireplace, which would be nice to fire up and watch sports.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:50 pm to SirSaintly
I mean, shite. Until my dad started to make good money, we had a family of 5 living in a 1200 square foot house. Every other month my brothers and I got a bedroom to ourself.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:50 pm to TH03
House character = loads of repair and renovation
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:50 pm to tiderider
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greg wanted a place for him and marsha to hang out
She was a coke whore IRL.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:50 pm to TH03
Yep, till they frick up the economy b/c they bought more house than they could afford.
Anyway, so apparently my coworker isn't crazy. Either way, i'd rather live in Lakewood inside the loop with a large lot than have some 4000sq ft Mcmansion in Frisco with a 2 hour commute everyday. We
Anyway, so apparently my coworker isn't crazy. Either way, i'd rather live in Lakewood inside the loop with a large lot than have some 4000sq ft Mcmansion in Frisco with a 2 hour commute everyday. We
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:51 pm to HempHead
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Until my dad started to make good money, we had a family of 5 living in a 1200 square foot house
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HempHead
and this is how you repay him??
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:51 pm to Rouge
Sensing a lot of poorz in this thread
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:51 pm to patnuh
It's called entitled.....I've heard that a "right"
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:51 pm to SirSaintly
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Yep, till they frick up the economy b/c they bought more house than they could afford.
Uh housing in the burbs up here is cheap as frick.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:52 pm to tiderider
quote:people also used to bath in the same water.
the size of homes has just about doubled in the past 40 years ... people want every kid to have their own room ... kids must have a playroom or their own tv room ... etc ... 2800 sq ft is huge for a family of 4, which is the average ...
leads to fewer family conversations/gatherings and a bigger mortgage ...
'murica ...
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:52 pm to dante
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I think most people buy as big of a house as they can afford.
I don't think so. A lot of people sacrifice size for location. Still, I don't think I'd want a house much bigger than 2500-3000 sq ft, regardless of affordability.
I agree with your other point, though. If I have multiple kids, I would never make them share a room. I shared a room growing up and it sucked.
To the OP, I've never heard of this formula before, but I guess it makes sense. My wife and I live in a 900 sq ft apartment and it's too small.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:53 pm to The Mick
2800 sqft for a 4 bedroom?
What is that 4 closets?
We have a 2 bedroom townhouse thats 1400 sqft.
We're picking out a lot tomorrow and breaking ground on a 4k sqft 1.5 story with full finished basement in March.
What is that 4 closets?
We have a 2 bedroom townhouse thats 1400 sqft.
We're picking out a lot tomorrow and breaking ground on a 4k sqft 1.5 story with full finished basement in March.
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:53 pm to SirSaintly
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Yep, till they frick up the economy b/c they bought more house than they could afford.
Anyway, so apparently my coworker isn't crazy. Either way, i'd rather live in Lakewood inside the loop with a large lot than have some 4000sq ft Mcmansion in Frisco with a 2 hour commute everyday. We
The two probably cost the same.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:53 pm to Epic Cajun
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A lot of people sacrifice size for location.
another trend is we had TINY houses growing up and LOTS of ACERAGE.
now its the exact opposite.
thanks obama.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:54 pm to LoveThatMoney
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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.
What?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:55 pm to CAD703X
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and this is how you repay him??
I repay him with dividends.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:56 pm to CAD703X
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hostile much?
Me? No.
Just don't think it matters. The OP was incredulous as to the NEED for a 4 bedroom house when you have 3 kids. Well, no. You don't NEED that. There are plenty of people living in Nicaragua in a one room shanty with 5 people and a goat. You don't NEED the vast majority of the shite we have in the States.
I had never heard of a 600 sq ft per person metric to determine house size, which I said, but the OP's fishing for confirmation that a 2800 sq ft house is obscene and he isn't going to get it from me. Particularly because:
Who gives a shite?
Congratulations, you turned me hostile.
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