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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 7:42:56 GMT -5
How many square feet? Does that include any finished basement? Is it too big? Too small? Just right?
Attached garage or detached or none?
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Miss Tequila
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 29, 2016 7:47:29 GMT -5
Mine in 2600 or 2700 square feet but that includes the third floor attic that is finished. My daughter calls it her loft apartment!lol It is too big for just the three of us and once my oldest moves out I will sell and find something smaller. I also have a full basement that is half finished but I just use it for storage.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Mar 29, 2016 7:48:08 GMT -5
1676 sq feet of living space. This does not include a finished basement of another 400 square feet or so. We also have a partially finished attic space, but we only use it for storage at the moment. We have an attached one car garage, that is unfortunately too small to fit our minivan.
The size is pretty good. A little more space in the kitchen, and one more full bath would be nice, though, especially in a few years when the girls are tweens.
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Post by yogiii on Mar 29, 2016 7:49:22 GMT -5
2 car attached garage, 2600 sqft, unfinished basement. Pretty standard colonial with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths.
In general the size is pretty good but the lay out could have been more efficient. I think 2200 sqft with a better lay out would have been ideal, but whatever.
DH would like about 5 garage stalls. As it is half of my stall is the beer brewing kitchen, lucky my car is small!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Mar 29, 2016 8:08:23 GMT -5
We currently live in a ~650 square foot apartment. We are in the process of buying a 1480 square foot house. It does include the finished third floor, which we'll probably just use for storage or extra space for when friends crash. No garage or driveway, all street parking.
Since we're coming from a one-bedroom apartment, I won't know what to do with all that room!
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Post by haapai on Mar 29, 2016 8:08:30 GMT -5
The house has 900 SF above ground. The once-finished basement has 918 square feet and I could do without those two cut-outwards under the front and back stoops. They leak pretty badly when it rains. The one and a half car garage has another 300 feet of enclosed footprint and lots of room overhead.
It's just about right. I've managed to fill just about every available SF of space with crap that I don't care about and can't find when I want to find it. I don't need more space. I need less crap. If I had a larger house, the crap would be even more overwhelming.
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Post by imawino on Mar 29, 2016 8:25:34 GMT -5
2400 sq ft. Standard 4/2.5 colonial in the burbs. Not included in that is a sunroom and an unfinished basement. The basement houses the washer/dryer, exercise equipment and general storage.
The garage is an attached 2 car. We had an additional parking pad poured next to the garage to accommodate one more car.
eta: like Happai above, I want less crap not more space. Once the kids are out of high school we will likely move to something smaller and with a layout that suits us a lot better.
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Mar 29, 2016 8:32:50 GMT -5
1100 sq ft Craftsman with a closed in front porch we use as DS playroom. Unfinished basement, although DH uses the old workshop room as his mancave. Two bedrooms, one bath, 1 1/2 car garage(enough for the Jeep and all our outdoor crap). We like it and it's in a nice small city.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 29, 2016 9:01:09 GMT -5
2050sf. No basement or attic. Plus a 2 car garage with 200sf loft for storage. I would not want less than 1800sf. I am generally discontent at less than 1500sf.
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Post by ponomo on Mar 29, 2016 9:03:32 GMT -5
3200 sq ft plus another 1500 in the walkout basement (1300 currently being finished!). 3 car attached garage. There are 7 of us living here so not nearly as big as it sounds.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 9:15:31 GMT -5
Just downsized from 3400 to 3100 square feet last year! Both have finished walkout basements and attached garages.
We went from 3 floors of living space to 2, 5 bathrooms to 3, 5 BR to 4. We also got rid of a lot of stuff so there's far less for me to clean.
This is a bit bigger than we had planned, but the only two rooms we don't use on a regular basis are the guest BR and the dining room. When DS and family visit, they have a great space with privacy and a porch overlooking a lake. We'd been looking for everything on one level because DH has to be careful with steps, but the ones down to the lower level are wide and open to natural light, with a landing halfway down. This is actually better; he still gets practice walking up and down steps but they're pretty user-friendly. (DDIL used them to teach our granddaughter how to go down steps.)
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Mar 29, 2016 9:17:29 GMT -5
3200 sq ft including finished walkout basement. 3 levels (upstairs is my territory, basement is DH's and the main level is community space. About right for us because we spend most of our time at home. Garage is attached. We also have a garden shed to store all the gardening tools, supplies and some patio furniture in the winter.
I know it is far too big for just me if DH goes first, but for the two of us and the new puppy, it is about right. DH and I like having personal space.
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Post by gregintenn on Mar 29, 2016 9:20:42 GMT -5
2000 sf with a full unfinished basement. It's about right for a family of 4.
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Post by steph08 on Mar 29, 2016 9:23:02 GMT -5
1440 square feet, 3 bedroom, 2 bath Cape Cod. We have about 400 partially-finished basement space in addition to that. 2 car attached garage and 14x20 (or thereabouts) shed as well.
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Post by swamp on Mar 29, 2016 9:26:25 GMT -5
2400 square feet. 3/2. Because of the lot layout, the house isn't exactly want I want. I want a playroom for the kids.
I also have a workshop that is probably 400 square feet, and a three stall garage with a storage attic.
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Post by gregintenn on Mar 29, 2016 9:35:15 GMT -5
The unfinished basement was the best money I spent. We park 2 vehicles in there. It makes a great shop. There's also a pool table. The kids play ball, skate, and ride scooters there too. It's naturally a comfortable temp in there year round because it's underground. I also have good access to my heating and air, plumbing, and electrical wiring.
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Post by gooddecisions on Mar 29, 2016 9:36:30 GMT -5
Almost 4000 sqft with a 2 car attached garaged and finished 3rd floor. We have 3 small children and use every room. There isn't a lot of storage space, but I don't like storing stuff anyway, so bonus.
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Post by alabamagal on Mar 29, 2016 9:42:04 GMT -5
My house in GA was 2200 sq ft 4/3 ranch with master bedroom addition. It was great when we had 3 teens at home, they had their own side of the house. Once they were mostly gone the house seemed too big for 2 because half the house was not used.
Current house is 3/2 split level 1900 sf and is just the right size for us. One br is for DH office/hobby and one is guest room for when youngest is on college break. We also have basement/garage with room for 2 cars plays about 15 foot wide extra storage. We also have what we call the boat house which is an extra long one car detached garage that DH uses for his hobby.
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Post by Regis on Mar 29, 2016 9:46:53 GMT -5
Just over 3,800 square feet, including a partial finished basement. 4 BR, 2.5 BA was just right when we had three kids in the house. We've got one out of college and married and two in college who are finding their own way and won't return except for summer breaks. I feel like it's more house than we need but the boss thinks otherwise so we'll stay here for a while longer.
Attached two car garage. It's side loading so I like the look of the front elevation of the house but learning to turn at just the right time to get into the garage was a little tricky at first. And I backed into a basketball goal on more than one occasion! Fortunately, no damage.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Mar 29, 2016 9:48:16 GMT -5
1610 sf ranch with no basement and a 1 car garage plus a small shed out back. We're near the beach, so the water table is too high for a basement.
We're getting our yard regraded soon and will tear down the existing shed and build a new, larger one to hold all the outdoor stuff we can't put in the current one because it leaks. We have a big attic, but it can't hold much since our HVAC system is up there. The garage is full of DH's crap, but that's not a hill I'm willing to die on.
it's just about right for the two of us.
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Post by tskeeter on Mar 29, 2016 9:50:54 GMT -5
2800 sf, which is more than we need for the two of us. It's just that this particular house was attached to two double garages (now would be a good time to refer to tskeeter's garage multiplier.
Although this is more house than we need, the size of the house was, to some extent, dictated by the location we wanted to live in. A secondary consideration was adequate space and a house layout that would be conducive to having a parent living with us. This translates into guest bedrooms that are on the opposite side of the house from the MBR and a guest bath that has enough floor space to easily accommodate a wheel chair.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 9:51:29 GMT -5
1750 square foot townhome with a small finished basement and an attached 2 car garage.
IMO just fine the two of us.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Mar 29, 2016 9:57:17 GMT -5
In Missouri, we had 1600 SF. 3/2 house, plus a bonus room (we used it as an office). No basement. It was getting too small. It was too big prekids. Just right with 1 and too small with 2. We had an oversized 2 car garage stall that was too small.
Now we have about 2000 SF plus nearly 700 unfinished basement. It is a really nice size. The garage is still too small. For all of DH's tools, we need a third stall. What I really like about this house is having the second living area. It is small, but just a nice spot to for DH and I to talk while the kids watch TV on the family room or sit and read or let the kids play in the street while we take a break.
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Post by giramomma on Mar 29, 2016 9:58:05 GMT -5
1800 sq feet. 4bed/1.75 bath. We have a crawl space for an attic, and an unfinished basement. Two+ car attached garage. So nice. In our old place, we were on the second level and it was 2 flights from our garage to our front door.
It's perfect for us. It's large enough for our family now, but not so large that DH and I will have problems maintaining it as we age, or if one of us passes away before we hit 70.
We really only use our house to sleep in and store our stuff. We were more homebodies when the peanut was little, because of naps. We're almost done with that stage, and soon all three are going to be in the "activities" stage. Even when the peanut and I have our day together, once we drop off the older two at school, I try to be home by lunch...
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Post by NastyWoman on Mar 29, 2016 10:16:53 GMT -5
2/2 condo with carport, 1300 sf. Just about perfect for me by myself
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Post by lexxy703 on Mar 29, 2016 10:27:17 GMT -5
2900 sq ft including the fully finished basement. 4 bed 3.5 bath. It is way more house than I need for me & 3 cats. If I could move the laundry room up to where the unused formal living room is & get rid of the basement it would be perfect.
ETA: 1 car attached garage. I can either store stuff or park my car in it. My car is in the driveway.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Mar 29, 2016 10:27:26 GMT -5
We downsized in 2013 from 3000sf on 2 levels, now I have 1700 sf. One level, zero lot line all brick house, 2 bd 2 baths, 2 car garage (only have one car). Small sewing room.
Perfect for me, only takes cleaning ladies 1.5 hours to clean it. Little if any outside maintenance.
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Post by snapdragon on Mar 29, 2016 10:29:11 GMT -5
2/1.5 945 sf condo. I have a carport that is not attached but it is covered parking so I like it. It's not quite where I want to stay I believe around 1100-1200 will be perfect for me later on. But this place has worked for the last 10 years so I can deal.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Mar 29, 2016 10:31:43 GMT -5
2800 sq ft for the 2 of us. It has a fully finished 'basement' with walk out to the back yard and lower deck that has 2 BR, a den, a full bath and a room that we use for exercise equipment and wine. Upstairs is the MB and bath, kitchen, formal LR (which is being used as an office), family room, DR and half bath.
We have a 2 car garage, could probably use a little extra room there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 10:34:05 GMT -5
My house is 1,144 square feet.
My basement is 1/4 finished.
I have an attached 1-1/2 car garage.
It is just right for two of us and a dog. I wish the garage was a little bigger now that I have a roommate.
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