re: How many square ft is your home?

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My significant other and I live in a modest 3000 sq. ft. home without kids.

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What's his name? You two gonna adopt some day?

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A huge reason we are gonna stay in TN is the no state income tax and relatively low PT.

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and insurance.

1.25M house
2017 Tahoe
2010 Traverse 300/500/300
2M Umbrella

2800/yr. Easily 3x that/yr in SoLa

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I assume to tack on an extra 500 for PT and Insurance

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I pay ~900 a month just in property tax. And you'll pay much more at 450k. Then you have all the other crap (pest control, alarm system, grass guy, maid, random upkeep). Not saying you need all of that, but shite, if you are buying a 450k house, you can afford a maid. Stuff adds up fast when owning a house.

Also, realize the long term view. That's a lot of money early in your life but as you get older, you start incurring more expenses. We have a dual income and not to brag, both do well. With a kid in daycare, cars, house, insurance, hobbies, etc. Money goes away fast. Not that we are hurting. We still live within our means. But I would have imagined the amount we make to go a lot further if you would have asked me 10 years ago.

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I live in a modest 3000 sq.

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I got you beat by 300 sq ft u lose.

That's not terrible. We're currently renting a 1600 sq. ft. that's a 4-bedroom, 2-bath. No kids though

I'm pretty sure it's the size of my lot. I live in every square foot of my property. From the front to the back fence

Grew up in a home 1900 sft... 2 kids with our parents. Have 3 kids... one in grad school. We lived in a home 2600 sft in Texas until 2010. Now live in a 4400 sft home. We honestly only need 3000.

4 bdrm, 2400 living..

3000 , 4 bed, 3 full bath

2 kids, wife, dog.

Just remodeled...

Dont need anymore room/space....

6 coming for xmas...will be cozy then

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That picture is a nice house. I’m building something similar right now but not nearly the price tag. 3400sqft here (400 of that is bonus room above garage)

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yeah kicker here is land. lot was 250k, 30k in permits and impact fees before first stake went in ground. I'm a materials nerd, could have saved $ by not doing foam insulation, aluminum clad casements, 5" hardwoods, and commercial appliances, quartz in every fricking room including laundry, etc...But told wife to blow it out and she listened. All in i'm at 875k but market value is 1.25 and I think I could push 1.3, which is nice.