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it's not about how big it is, it's about what you do with it......
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we did used to sleep in a queen we did buy a king, woulda been nice to have a CA king......... sometimes on weekends, we have 2 dogs + 2 kids + us ZED, yup you can check the R values, and if you wanna upgrade the cheaper house it may come up to be an exp. house. nobody likes paying taxes, it comes w/ the territory. i pay alot of taxes at work, why would i wanna make more $ then i am now? |
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for me, I've lived in a 30' fifth wheel camper without slideouts before. I don't want or need a large house. |
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peoples mentality today just confuses me. |
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now granted some T/P may be nicer then some hoods, but by in large they're not. and who's to say "rich" people can't raise well adjusted kids? IMO parenting has to do more about the people then the $ they make. just cuz people earn good livings doesn't mean they can't be good parents, and vice versa...... |
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sean, just saw this thread now.
A appears not to be the choice for you. you listed a bunch of things right off the bat that makes the A house financially not appealing to you. so psychologically it seems you already made your choice, when you compare your positive and negative descriptive statements. anyway, just because you can get by on the payments of the big house, it seems you are still worried about shelling out more money for no real reason. with a house like that, HOA and upkeep should not be a deciding factor. if you can afford the house comfortably, the other shit is almost a non issue. but to buy it just to say you have a 3 car garage in a pimp neighborhood.... well its a lot of cash to trade hands just to be able to talk like that. also consider the size vs the people who will be living in it. look at bicho - K and him are moving out of their massive rental because it is just the two of them now, and the place is too big, with bills like 4-5 people should be living there. |
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You may not be happy if you let other people make your decisions for you. ;)
That said, I personally like smaller houses. Someone mentioned that house A will appreciate more when the market comes back. Maybe it will, but I'd prefer to be 5 minutes from the beach. And I'd think house B would be MUCH easier to sell simply due to location. If you don't have the need for all that space, I'd go with house B and save gas money, utility money, sanity, etc. by having a shorter drive to work and a shorter drive to the beach. But that's me. You might want the seclusion of house A. I hate to clean, so I know I'd spend a lot of money on a maid coming in to clean all the time. :lol: |
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I lived in what was called a "Resort" not a trailer park. I had access to a swimming pool and 3 large ponds to fish in any time I wanted along with a few other things. it's people that wanted more than they could actually afford that helped get this country in the mess it's in. I may be contributing to a different part of the problem but not this part. |
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and you could afford either. |
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rich people seem to be more snobbish than ones without as much. |
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I have already said I don't have the money and don't desire to live in a house that large. I would say that you are arguing with me. you think that to be happy I have to live in a house that I can't afford or even want. I'm happy with what we are living in right now with a garage as big as our living space. we are at the top of the hill which believe it or not is better than the "hood" at the bottom of the hill. so far no one has bothered anything here, we've been here over a year. it's good enough. you completely skipped over the important part of that post any way. |
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If I won a 200 million dollar lottery jackpot today. I would buy a huge ass plot of land in the country and build a 1500 sq ft house on it and probably have a 1000 sq ft garage out back. :lol: What would you do? Build a fucking 100 million dollar home that was like 15000 sq ft? |
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trailer park or normal n-hood?
so the answer is n-hood? |
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How did this get to be a money/class issue? In his original post shmike said that both houses cost the same.
There are a lot of questions that remain to be answered in order to make an informed decision in this case. I fail to see how cost of the house and the perceived status that comes with it is one of them. |
are you saying trailer parks are ghetto? cuz i didn't.
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Since unlike SOME people I do not have a cleaning lady and occasionally ,the fire department to unclog my toilet, huge houses do nothing for me. In the end it's just more space to accumulate crap, more time time spent painting walls, just more time doing everything. Cathedral ceilings are just wasted space thats a bitch to paint.
I would rather a 1400-2000 sq ft house that has a thoughtful layout vs 3000 sq ft of wasted space. A smallish "meh" house in a great neighborhood beats a grand house in "meh" neighborhood. It's nice taking a stroll around the neighborhood and having neighbors that smile and say hello. |
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it was big enough for our needs. period. didn't want or need anything bigger. |
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have you checked if you are allowed to park a bike in plain sight? |
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It took me four trips to move all the stuff from our 1600 sqft, 2-car garage home to our new place. :willy: I'll say this- we've got more than enough crap to fill our 2000 sq ft, 4 br/2.5 ba home, but we also have rooms that I don't go in for weeks at a time- we've got a dedicated guest bedroom, and my wife has a home office. The cats have their own bathroom. I use the kitchen, bathroom, master bedroom, and living room. 2000 is not a small amount of space if the house has a good layout. Sure, i'd take 3500 if i could get it and move some more of my projects in out of the garage, but there's no way in hell i'd give up my location for it. That's why i personally said to go for B. There's no substitute for location. |
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Tina and I was just talking about HOA's, did you check to see if motorcycles were allowed in that gated community? you may not be able to ride that fiddy in the yard. better read the HOA agreement first. |
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I have to agree with trip. If I won a shit ton of money, I'd buy a bunch of land and build about a 1500 sq. ft. house with probably the same size garage. Then I'd put a track on my land and have a shit ton of fun with all my two wheel friends. :D
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in houston, you buy a cheap house and your in n-hoods w/ alot of undesirables. you then you spend alot of $ to get a small house "in-town" thats nice then your still in the chity school, so then add exp house + private school......startin to add up. |
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Neither A nor B is cheap. They are equally as expensive. 'slices example is exactly what we are talking about. Smaller house, more established neighborhood, closer to "town." The schools are much better in neighborhood B. Boca Raton doesn't have an "inner city". :lol: |
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It does sound like shmike has a money issue with house A, but I don't know if it is something he can't afford or something he doesn't want to pay. I assume it is something he doesn't want to pay simply because I hope he isn't thinking about putting in an offer on a house he can't afford. True on the HOA and having a 50 track. Most will have an issue with that. |
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given just that choice I would choose the TP. I can't stand subdivisions or their stupid BS rules. Yes parks have rules as well but their not as snooty about them. but my real choice was of course not offered, I'll take country, w/o neighbors. Thanks |
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and nearby is one of houstons only curvy country roads, and i haven't ridden down it in the yr we've been here. but alas the city is moving in, best buy is opening up 6-7mi down the road. and a big grocery store is opening 1 mi away. houston will be upon us in 10yrs. |
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you forgot MESSICANS! lotsa of em
most NOLA's have assimilated and starting working or killed each other off. damm here i thought i was special, and there are 3 mil like me......:skep: |
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and the new 4000sq ft will $500k. |
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and more room/places to hide stuff when the obamanazi's come to your house lookin for the "goods"
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Me too, but mine is only "city big", not "country big", -5 Points
Dammit... OK, but how about this? Upon the onset of the zombie apocalypse, the undead army will have to: 1. travel 40 miles out of the city (cuz that's where I live) +2 points 2. figure out which house is mine, (cause quite obviously they all look the same) +5 points 3.make it up my stairs (cuz you always run upstairs. always. how else can you throw baddies out the top window? plus zombies aren't really known for their fantastic climbing skills, so it could take a few minutes) positive 10 points goddam smiley 4. figure out how to get up into my (unecessary) 11ft high ceiling and into the attic, where I will be waiting. positive 10 points goddam smiley I really think the scoring speaks for itself.......:lol That is about all the BS I can muster now, sorry. |
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To each their own, right? That's why there are BIG houses and little tiny houses. |
Sean, I read 2 pages of this thread. And judging my page 20, it's changed dramatically.
I would say if they are both about the same price, I would go with option A. I would normally say that it's a waste. Too much house for the 2 of you, and that you shoudl start small, and use the equity you gain in house B (especially if you are planning on improvements), to get you a hosue like house A int he future once kids DO come along (unless youre planning on them in like less than 5 years. However, I think if they are the same price, you should go with A becuase you get more bang for your buck and you don't need to do anything once the kids come along because you'll already be there. If A was way more expensive, but still affordable for you, I'd say no, save your money, you'll get there eventually. But if they're abuot the same price...I think you should go with A. |
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