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I only have 1100 square feet home and a small yard... In the next few years I will have lived there for 10 years and will start looking to move... Overall I wish we
had more room but it's still plenty for my wife and my one kid... However, the more and more I stay the more anxious I get to want to move...
You should just find something that you love "for now" and accept that you'll probably want to move in a few years anyhow... You should just start building up your equity ASAP... Are you renting? or are you already in a home?
Bill
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Try living on the street. Any house looks good at that point.
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House looks nice from the outside and 2500 sq ft sounds like a mansion to me--I don't think our family of 5 has lived in a place bigger than 1600. If you have a decent lot, the add on ideas sound good.
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That's a *damn* nice looking house - if everything else is "right" I'd be more than willing to compromise on something as non-essential as two seperate living areas. Really.
No way would I look for a year and then pass on something as good as this one. I think the longest I have looked in the past was 2-3 months.
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buy the cheapest house on the biggest lot in the most expensive neighborhood. Then, do an addition and clean it up..
I know looking can be frustrating, but make sure you divide you list into "must haves" and "would be nice"...then you'll have to compromise..
good luck!
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Where? What was the asking price? Is your commute to work a factor? Hopefully you aren't looking in the Washington, DC.
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the mls shows 20 homes in my town that have over 2500sq ft and are under $350k. 7 of those homes are contingent on financing right now. That leaves a total of 13 homes for us to look at IN THE ENTIRE TOWN.
So I guess I need to get ALOT less picky and just move into any damn thing that keeps the rain off my head.
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Damn you all. I just told my wife to go ahead and make an offer. I was gonna spend that money on mini's for everyone in the thread but since you sided with the wife I guess I have to spend the money on a down payment. We will see if she gets it.
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Let us know how it goes!
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davemchine Wrote:
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> Damn you all. I just told my wife to go ahead and
> make an offer. I was gonna spend that money on
> mini's for everyone in the thread but since you
> sided with the wife I guess I have to spend the
> money on a down payment. We will see if she gets
> it.
>
> Dave
Personally I'm a little worried about this. "We will see if SHE gets it." !!!???
Trust me, if you don't feel comfortable about this, I sure as heck hope the sellers don't accept an offer. The ramifications of living with you someplace you don't want to be don't sound pretty.
