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I found a very updated cute house in FL. It is only 897sq ft. Block house with a 2 car garage and a fireplace ! on 1/2 ac. Has anyone lived in a small house such as this and liked it or not. I was about to buy another small house but the offer fell through. There were some repairs that were needed and the seller would not repair. But this house looks like a cute one just for my husband and I. We are retired with no children to visit us. Thank you
I lived in a 900sf condo once with a loft. It all depends on the floor plan and how efficiently it's laid out. I actually liked the small condo and found it very well planned out, but I lived there alone.
At 892sf, one of the things to consider is resale. You will probably have trouble selling it, since few people want a house that small. If you don't intend to sell it, that's no problem.
I like the idea of a small house on a large lot. I want to garden, have room for trees and dogs. But 892 is getting to be a tad small for me. Still, if it is adorable, truly a cottage look, high quality, with lots of storage and a well laid out floor plan, I might go for it (if the price is right).
The plus is that you will probably get a good deal on it, since there won't be many buyers for it (unless someone wants to buy it to add onto it).
I don't mind small. I lived in a tiny apartment 2 blocks from the beach, it was part of a 4-plex and it was only 440 sq ft. It had a separate bedroom which was nice because the one next to it was the same size but an open studio, they also had small patios out back. I also lived in a mobile home that was a small 2/1 that was only 575 sq ft. Any 2/1 over 800 sq ft seems normal to me now. It depends on the layout. A small home can look fine as long as it's laid out well. I saw a 1/1 home once that was around 800 sq ft, but the space was poorly used and had a bad configuration and it looked smaller.
I'd rather have a smaller house than larger. I wouldn't want the extra space to clean, cool, heat, do repairs for, etc. But, you need storage space (a certain amount) that small homes don't always have. I think closet space, a garage or even a basement would be nice for a really small house.
I'd rather have a small house than a same sized apartment.
Tiny houses are really popular now...and yours is the upper sq footage of tiny houses.
I have a friend you has a house like yours...block, fla. It is her and her husband's second home which they go to often. She bought near the ocean and her grandchildren. The kids have all visited and stayed with her for several years. They always enjoyed it.
You might measure off that square footage in your current home and stay there a while and see how you feel about that. You may even be able to expand into one of your garage bays if need be.
My summer house where I intend to retire is 992 square feet on a 9,000-ish square foot lot. I bought it for the value of the land it sits on and opted to remodel it rather than do a teardown. I don't recommend that particular path of financial bloodshed but I now have a very nice 992 square foot summer home with $200+ per square foot of remodeling costs.
My first house was 950 sq. ft. with 1.5 bathrooms and three bedrooms. We had two boys, and they shared a bedroom. The larger bedroom was my office. The basement was finished. The kids played there. They enjoyed sharing a room.
Why does every person need their own bathroom? When did that happen? Why can't children of the same gender share rooms?
I think the OP will be fine it the new house. Bet it's cute!
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