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I know what zipcars are (the company). I'm saying that here in this region, they are not popular even with 'city dwellers" inasmuch as those city dwellers have their own car / cars in their garages. Generally speaking (with a few exceptions), homes here have off street parking usually including a car port or garage.
As I noted, homes with 3 or 4 car garages are becoming increasingly popular.
Got you.
That is such a foreign concept to me
My entire lot size is under 1000 sqft. People pay $30,000 to buy a single parking space here. There are tradeoffs to everything. I hate driving...There are 15 restaurants within a five minute walk from my house. I can't picture having to drive to do something as simple as going out to eat. Then again, I am sure you can't picture living in a home that is the size of a 4 car garage.
Again - on the original topic, I think a 3-4 car garage is excessive. Unchecked consumerism has negatively impacted America in the past few decades. If you have a four car garage, you are GOING to fill it with stuff, regardless of if you need anything more or not.
Again - on the original topic, I think a 3-4 car garage is excessive. Unchecked consumerism has negatively impacted America in the past few decades. If you have a four car garage, you are GOING to fill it with stuff, regardless of if you need anything more or not.
No - I'd fill a 3 / 4 car garage with what they are intended for - vehicles. And, we do.
No - I'd fill a 3 / 4 car garage with what they are intended for - vehicles. And, we do.
Sure, but why are 4 cars necessary? That is what this thread was addressing - living too big - having too much stuff...right? I bet if you went from 4 to 2 vehicles, in two months you wouldn't miss them one bit.
Sure, but why are 4 cars necessary? That is what this thread was addressing - living too big - having too much stuff...right? I bet if you went from 4 to 2 vehicles, in two months you wouldn't miss them one bit.
Her SUV, My car, Our Pick-up. Then some might have the "toy" car (corvette etc) ++
Yes - we would miss them because of the things we do.
So you could cut down to two vehicles easily, but don't want to?
No, we couldn't cut down - each serves its purpose - serves a specific role.
When my daughter was at home - there were 4 vehicles.
Then there is no reason to "cut down" either.
As for "living to big" - I disagree. If one has the means to pay for "whatever" - then there is no reason for them not to have "whatever".
If one wants the large home - so be it. A couple in Scottsdale, Arizona recently moved into their 15,000 sq ft home - just the two of them. More power to them
No, we couldn't cut down - each serves its purpose - serves a specific role.
When my daughter was at home - there were 4 vehicles.
Then there is no reason to "cut down" either.
As for "living to big" - I disagree. If one has the means to pay for "whatever" - then there is no reason for them not to have "whatever".
If one wants the large home - so be it. A couple in Scottsdale, Arizona recently moved into their 15,000 sq ft home - just the two of them. More power to them
So is is smarter for that couple to own a 15,000 sqft home and ignore the upcoming environmental crisis while at the same time spending more money or live in a smaller home with a smaller footprint and invest the difference?
What do you think their children would appreciate more, an extra car to drive or an inheritance?
To clear something up, I am not a liberal/hippie by any means. While I care about the environment (as any self-respecting person should) I also care about retiring at a reasonable age (my goal is 40) and leaving my children a decent inheritance. Warren Buffet still lives in the home he bought in 1957 for $31,500.
I am not saying to live smaller simply to be able to brag about how simply you live, I am saying to live smaller to minimize your headaches (less upkeep/cleaning/yardwork/cost of repairs) and maximize your profit from value-added assets (invest the cost of your extra two cars - vehicles are nothing but liabilities).
Wouldn't you rather be on the golf course than mowing your lawn? I know I would.
Warren Buffet still lives in the home he bought in 1957 for $31,500.
BTW: His home, he bought in 1957 for 31,500 ( that's less than $300K in today's money) is 6,000-square-foot.
We could say, his house is big, but it is nothing compared to Bill Gates estate: his 66,000-square-foot home is built into a hillside on the edge of Lake Washington, near Seattle. It includes a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater music system, a domed library with two “secret” bookcase doors and a 1,000-square-foot dining room.
As far as cars go, each licenced driver in our house has one so when both of my kids are home there are 4 of them. My daugher has been away at college and just recently moved to her own apartment so that's one down. We don't park any of them in our garage however and fortunately we have an extra wide driveway and space in front of our house on the street.
I agree that "too big" is subjective and if you want to build whatever size on your own land (assuming it meets city codes if applicable) that's ok with me. I'm more comcerned with developers who seem to routinely make the decisions then try to sell the public on whatever they decide.
Recently in my town we shot down a proposed development plan to build 60+ homes of up to 12,000 sq ft each. 12,000 sq ft! I'm also down on those 3-4 level high density townhomes that take up very little land. I couldn't deal with a 2 level home much less one with 3-4 . They are small too, like one room on each level. But then I guess those homes aren't for me. They aren't for most people by the way the prices are coming down...hahah.
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