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It would work for me if I was single. For two people, not so well. My guess is there is only one bathroom. But at least you have a two car garage. That's uncommon for such a small place.
The horror! Two people sharing one bathroom. They might as well live in a van down by the river, amirite?
Geoff,
Very sweet little house! Love the landscaping and the big shower!
The landscaping didn't start out that way.
It's really hard to lay out a 5x8 bathroom so it feels spacious. The standard layout with a hinged door, vanity, toilet, and 5'x32" tub feels really cramped to me.
I guess my point with all of this is that it's possible to create very livable housing in 1000 square feet. The median household in this country is 2.58 people. The median house size for new construction is now 2,500 square feet. Most of those new homes have 2 or 3 people living in them. I kind of hope the pendulum swings back in the other direction about average house size. On any realty TV home show, prospective buyers would recoil in horror if a Realtor brought them to a 1000 square foot home.
For two people with no kids this house sounds great- esp. with the two car garage and decent sized lot... how much space do two people really need to be comfortable.
Here's 992 square feet. A funky lot. The property line cuts the 2-car garage in half. I own the bay with the American flag.
I want that! Give it to me!!! Seriously, that's adorable. Tastefully decorated, good floor plan, leaves you some lawn for plantings and grass. Awesome!
Where is that, do you mind my asking? The grass is SO green, and the flowers are beautiful.
I want that! Give it to me!!! Seriously, that's adorable. Tastefully decorated, good floor plan, leaves you some lawn for plantings and grass. Awesome!
Where is that, do you mind my asking? The grass is SO green, and the flowers are beautiful.
South Dartmouth, Mass. A few minutes walk from the harbor.
That "good floor plan" didn't start that way. Lots of laminated beams. Collar ties moved up to vault ceilings.
I don't recommend my particular breed of remodeling insanity to anyone. I hemorrhaged all of my disposable income into remodeling for 4 or 5 years. I would have been much better off buying something in better condition that didn't need all that remodeling and remedial construction. The whole house was reconstructed from the inside-out. My contractor best friend thought I was crazy but he now really likes the place. I have about $210K sunk into remodeling and probably only increased the value by $75K. You can only ask so much for a 992 square foot cottage. Doesn't matter. I'm going to retire there and my executor will worry about selling it after my ashes have been dumped into the bay. A small house with no stairs should help me retire in place.
I like small, although that might be too small for me. I'll take a smaller house with a huge yard over a huge house with no yard and nearly attached to the neighbours any day.
We lived (family of 5) in a 700 sq ft house with lots of land and loved it. Perfect amount of space. We now live in twice that amount and I have gotten rid of A LOT just to have the same low maintenance routine of cleaning day to day.
The horror! Two people sharing one bathroom. They might as well live in a van down by the river, amirite?
Life is much easier when you have two bathrooms. Guests appreciate their own bathroom and visitors don't have to guess which towels to use. Two bathrooms are as standard as a two car garage. Try selling a house with neither.
Life is much easier when you have two bathrooms. Guests appreciate their own bathroom and visitors don't have to guess which towels to use. Two bathrooms are as standard as a two car garage. Try selling a house with neither.
So you're going to spend 50% more for a house for that bedroom and bath that get used maybe a half-dozen times per year? You have to pay the extra taxes and insurance on it. You have to heat and cool it. When you replace the roof, you pay that 50% more.
This is obviously a bit of hyperbole but I think you get my point. I could house guests at the Ritz and come out ahead compared to all the extra costs of the bigger house.
I think that as we see far more income and wealth stratification, we're going to see a lot more demand for smaller houses. Not the nutty tiny houses but affordable 1,500 square foot houses on small lots. The most affluent towns will zone that kind of thing into oblivion but I'd rather see small houses than condos.
So you're going to spend 50% more for a house for that bedroom and bath that get used maybe a half-dozen times per year? You have to pay the extra taxes and insurance on it. You have to heat and cool it. When you replace the roof, you pay that 50% more.
This is obviously a bit of hyperbole but I think you get my point. I could house guests at the Ritz and come out ahead compared to all the extra costs of the bigger house.
I think that as we see far more income and wealth stratification, we're going to see a lot more demand for smaller houses. Not the nutty tiny houses but affordable 1,500 square foot houses on small lots. The most affluent towns will zone that kind of thing into oblivion but I'd rather see small houses than condos.
An extra bedroom does not cost 50 percent more. Our winter house has two bedrooms and a den. That's pretty much what 80 percent of the houses in that area have. Our main home has three bedrooms, one of which is a den. Three or four bedroom houses are pretty much the norm in that area. Both houses have two bathrooms and an extended two car garage. That is pretty mainstream and I wouldn't want anything less. As we get older, we may well have separate bedrooms. So right now we have two homes that we can age into with little difficulty. I'd rather have too much house than not enough.
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