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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 12:30 pm to SirSaintly
Texas !!!!
yeehawwww
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 12:31 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 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 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.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to SirSaintly
To your OP, that formula is ridiculous but...
Knowing what I know about Dallas, I am shocked they even allow 2800sf houses to exist. Those are some "look at me and my giant place" folks if I have ever seen them. Not to mention, their architecture absolutely blows and I really can't understand why (given how big the state is) that they build those McMansions right on top of each other. I have seen 4,000sf houses six feet apart.
Knowing what I know about Dallas, I am shocked they even allow 2800sf houses to exist. Those are some "look at me and my giant place" folks if I have ever seen them. Not to mention, their architecture absolutely blows and I really can't understand why (given how big the state is) that they build those McMansions right on top of each other. I have seen 4,000sf houses six feet apart.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:35 pm to SirSaintly
I had 6 in a 2400 sq ft house. My son and I, my wife and 3 girls. While it was manageable, it was not ideal. We bought a house 15 months ago that was 2900 sq ft with an unfinished basement. It took me 2 months to build in the basement which included a full bath, 2 bedrooms(for my older girls) a home office for my wife and a big entertainment room. That made the house 4100 sq ft finished. I left one room (200 sq ft) unfinished for storage. The house in the perfect size for us. Not to big....not to cramped. I will say that had we not been in a financial position to make the move, we would still be fine in the other house which is now a rental. It's not like kids were sharing rooms but we did not have a basement for storage and everything was stacked in my garage so much we could only get one car in there.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:38 pm to SirSaintly
Subtle bragging like a mofo going on in this thread.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:38 pm to SirSaintly
quote:I think most people buy as big of a house as they can afford. I would never force my kids to share a room, especially teenage kids, if I could afford a bigger house.
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).
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:43 pm to SirSaintly
Seems about right, I have 3 kids and about 650 sq ft per person. I didn't use a formula like that, but just found a house that had what we wanted.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:45 pm to SirSaintly
The beauty of America is that people can buy whatever the frick house they want without queers like you whining about it.
Good job, you're killing America.
Good job, you're killing America.
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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