House shopping, you decide.

[cuttle]

knocking down walls isn't hard to do.

you save 1 hr a day on commute - this should give you plenty of time to fix the hole in the wall.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by shmike

House B is a 3/2 2cg just shy of 2000 sq. ft.

What else would you like to know?

How big is the garage? You have to have someplace to call your own, ya know.

And the money you save NOT paying HOA fees can go toward renovation.

And yes, I watch HGTV WAAAAAAY too much.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Fleck750

How big is the garage? You have to have someplace to call your own, ya know.

And the money you save NOT paying HOA fees can go toward renovation.

And yes, I watch HGTV WAAAAAAY too much.

It is a 2 car garage but they took some garage space to widen the laundry room.

As soon as I saw it, I said "That wall will be removed before we move in."

The listing agent was horrified.

[RACER X]

2000 sq ft gets real real small when you start having kids...........

school district?

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by shmike

It is a 2 car garage but they took some garage space to widen the laundry room.

As soon as I saw it, I said "That wall will be removed before we move in."

The listing agent was horrified.

Laundry can be done outside, the bike and car are much more important.

But the short commute would be the deal sealer. You can't buy time, or sanity, which commutes suck the life out of.

And this way you can put the car up on blocks, which you can't due in an HOA place.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by RACER X

2000 sq ft gets real real small when you start having kids...........

I was raised in a 1200 sq. ft. house with 6 of us living there. Kids can go outside, make friends, go to THEIR houses instead of yours. We also had a full basement.

[unknownroad]

You're in FL, right? Does house A's neighborhood have a lot of foreclosures?

House B sounds like a winner. 5 minutes to the beach and downtown has a LOT of value. Jobs come and go, but the beach ain't movin'.

I wouldn't call 2000 sq ft a ton of space (me, my wife, and 4 cats fill it pretty well with all our crap), but it's certainly not crowded for the average family.

And does B have space to expand the garage? Build a workshop/bike storage/detatched? A regular 2-carhole leaves zero room to boogie. But if you don't have to deal with HOA bullshit and have at least a bit of land, there's potential.

I would guess that house A is new/recent construction, and B is older, maybe 80s? New construction in boom areas tends to be of shit quality, but tropical weather ages stuff quickly.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by RACER X

2000 sq ft gets real real small when you start having kids...........

My parents raised three kids in 1000 sq ft. Stayed there until we were all grown and out of the house.

[Fleck750]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

My parents raised three kids in 1000 sq ft. Stayed there until we were all grown and out of the house.

And you learned how to respect each others space/stuff, I bet. Either that or you learned how to run.

[RACER X]

you can raise a family in an outhouse, doesn't mean you or the family will like it.

and babies take up alot more room then older kids.