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We have a house we like with a first floor master. We have never had a first floor master but am thinking I kinda like the idea. I think in the day of baby monitors, 2-way intercoms, etc it is a nice way to have some privacy. Just curious what others think that have first floor masters, are considering first floor masters or would not consider first floor masters and why
We are ONLY considering houses with first floor masters, which is making things rather difficult in this land of colonials.
Our previous house in Dallas was a 4/3/2 ranch. But, the whole time we had it we kept saying "Wouldn't it be nice if the 2 kids' bedrooms, one of the bathrooms, and one of the living areas was on a 2nd floor". So, now we're looking for a home with that type of floorplan.
When my wife and I were looking for houses - we ruled out any house with a first floor master. We did this because when we were kids - we hated being on a separate floor from our parents (at least when we were little ).
Now on the other hand, my parents just bought a house, and they ruled out anything without a first floor master. They are retired and like the idea of shutting off the second level unless they have guests staying with them.
So from my limited yet highly scientific polling of 2 families - the conclusion I've come to is young families prefer a master up and retirees prefer a master down. I won’t disclose in this thread which triangle school taught me the scientific method.
I never liked the idea when I had infants. Too many middle of the night trips up and down the steps... Also did not love the idea of a toddler making the trek in the dark but now that my kids are school age it really appeals to me. In fact we are looking at a house with a downstairs master right now.
Maybe it's the "city person" in me (I'm from NJ) but as we look for houses I'm having some trouble feeling comfortable with the idea of sleeping on the first floor.
I never liked the idea when I had infants. Too many middle of the night trips up and down the steps... Also did not love the idea of a toddler making the trek in the dark but now that my kids are school age it really appeals to me. In fact we are looking at a house with a downstairs master right now.
I have to agree completely.........with younger kids I just don't want to have to go up and down the stairs in the middle of the night, or for them to have to. Now, when my kids are older, I definitely see a great appeal to it!
Many new homes have the guest room down to give the guests that feeling of having some space!
Master downstairs can be convenient but some people (like me) like having the master away from the living area, on the second floor.
One thing to keep in mind is that in general, downstairs masters are usually smaller than upstairs masters. This is no rule by any chance but it's difficult to find a large master downstairs.
From a professional standpoint I recommend first floor masters, here's why: 1.) NC is quickly becoming a hotspot for retirees, and some MUST have 1st floor master because they aren't physically able to get up and down stairs. 2.) Even if you don't fit this category, you may have elderly parents that you may need to care for and they need a first floor master. And finally 3.) If you fit neither of the above, there may come a time that you need to put your home on the market. If you don't have a master down, you'll be limiting your target population of buyers. Just a "Heads Up".
Another consideration is that if you have 2 zone a/c & heat, if you will mostly be on the 1st floor you could save a good amount of $ on utilities.
We have young kids so we ruled them out. But, I have to say that we saw tons of them here in Wake Forest and the floorplans were really nice.
Stop trying to convince everyone that they need a first floor master!
We're having trouble finding one as it is. We don't need more buyers competing with us once we do find one.
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