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its not really possible to make my tiny bathrooms bigger and my tiny bedrooms bigger
sure i could do an addition but that wouldn't solve the layout problem
lets say i spend 100k remodeling my 2 baths, my kitchen
i will still have a 2000 sq foot house with 3 tiny bedrooms and 2 tiny bathrooms
and no i am not interested in adding a 2nd floor, i like 1 level living
It is quite possible that you can't fix the layout and size of your bedrooms and bathrooms even with incorporating an addition, you may have what I term a "Fatally Flawed Floorplan" (fun alliteration) but then again, you may not. Consulting an architect or skilled designer is likely worth your while in a hot market such as yours where good renovations achieve a payback, most good ones would be able to figure out pretty quickly what's possible- a skill I have- you might be pleasantly surprised at the possibilities.
Renovating almost always costs more per s.f. than building new, but when building new you are often influenced or even coerced to building more than you need, just because all the other families/builders are doing so in an area. When in fact a smartly designed, more modestly sized house with inspiring design elements and finishes would be a better fit for you and your budget.
Only you can know what you really want but it pays to speak with the professionals.
This is what that will get you in my neighborhood. The lot size is less than the square footage of that house. Those people are crazy if they are tearing that beautiful vintage house down.
It is quite possible that you can't fix the layout and size of your bedrooms and bathrooms even with incorporating an addition, you may have what I term a "Fatally Flawed Floorplan" (fun alliteration) but then again, you may not. Consulting an architect or skilled designer is likely worth your while in a hot market such as yours where good renovations achieve a payback, most good ones would be able to figure out pretty quickly what's possible- a skill I have- you might be pleasantly surprised at the possibilities.
Renovating almost always costs more per s.f. than building new, but when building new you are often influenced or even coerced to building more than you need, just because all the other families/builders are doing so in an area. When in fact a smartly designed, more modestly sized house with inspiring design elements and finishes would be a better fit for you and your budget.
Only you can know what you really want but it pays to speak with the professionals.
Good Luck.
YES this!!!!>>>>> "a smartly designed, more modestly sized house with inspiring design elements and finishes would be a better fit for you and your budget"
This has got to be the craziest thread I have read on city-data ever. It just doesn't make sense to me; I agree about things not adding up.
But to answer it sincerely, from the heart, here is what I would do.
1.) I'd sell the house to someone else for whatever the market will bear. Let them deal with the hassle and expense and wasted time of building a new home on the lot. If it is truly so lucrative for them to do this, you will see a nice profit.
2.) Then, I'd buy a house that is what I want to live in for the rest of my life, move in, and live there.
This has got to be the craziest thread I have read on city-data ever. It just doesn't make sense to me; I agree about things not adding up.
But to answer it sincerely, from the heart, here is what I would do.
1.) I'd sell the house to someone else for whatever the market will bear. Let them deal with the hassle and expense and wasted time of building a new home on the lot. If it is truly so lucrative for them to do this, you will see a nice profit.
2.) Then, I'd buy a house that is what I want to live in for the rest of my life, move in, and live there.
It's really not that complicated.
this thread is no more "crazy" than any other thread on city data
i am sure there's millions of homeowners in the same boat as me: old house in desirable neighborhood they would like to stay in, shud they renovate or tear down and rebuild?
i think the part that many of you are missing is: i want to stay in this neighborhood, and moreover on this street
yes i could sell this house and buy a mansion somewhere cheaper, but not really interested in that
what i am really interested in is a house with slightly bigger bedrooms and bathrooms in the same location that does not cost 2 million dollars!!!!
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