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I regret choosing to build a new home, even though I love it, it is too far out from work and activities. I spend too much time in the car and the shift in buyer preferences since the 2009 meltdown has resulted in fewer people interested in living in an exburb. I made the mistake of thinking that building in a beautiful tranquil setting would make everyday like a vacation yet the getting away feeling is not the same when the realities of everyday life get in the way.
Do you regret the house itself, or just the location? It sounds like you couldn't get one without the other, but just curious.
Very interesting thread! Good to know I'm not alone with my regrets in house buying.
Lincolnian, we used to live in CT and I'm curious about your ex-burb. Before moving to CT, we lived out in the country in VA and I know exactly what you mean about everyday life getting in the way. I felt like I never left the car. When you run out of milk and it's a good 20-25 minutes one way to get more, ugh.
We got a much nicer house of course than if we lived closer to town. But that "nice" comes at a price.
I remodeled my home 10 years ago -- all new windows, two large garden windows, new doors throughout, plantation shutters throughout, new flooring throughout, remodeled two bathrooms and the kitchen, added 20 new outlets and 12 new lightswitches and 1,200 sq ft paver patio, among other things.
The kitchen remodeling came last and I had originally intended to enlarge it by moving one wall into the garage. However, the guy in charge of all the remodeling was a perfectionist and doing everything but the kitchen took almost a year. By the time he got to the kitchen and had hand-made the cabinets, I was so tired of living in a demolition zone that I decided not to move the wall. The kitchen is lovely (as is everything) but I've always regretted not having it enlarged.
Sounds like a problem many people would like to have
LOL. Yes, I love the results of his remodeling but it did get frustrating at the time.
For example, when putting in new flooring throughout the 1,200 sq ft house, he spent a full week laying out all the tile to make sure that the layout was perfect in each room and that the layout flowed just right from room to room. Then he spent another 2+ weeks installing all the tile. And, of course, my dogs and I had to stay in a motel for those 3+ weeks.
And you cant begin to imagine the time he spent hand-making the kitchen cabinets. They're gorgeous and have garnered compliments from very experienced cabinet-makers -- but, OMG, what an ordeal it was living in the house then.
In retrospect, it was well worth the inconveniences but, after almost a year, I was ready to be done with it all.
We did a cosmetic upgrade to our guest bathroom. I chose small, unglazed white tiles and white grout. They are a nightmare to keep clean. They will be coming out in the future for something that has fewer grout lines and a glazed surface.
I love my house but my " master bath" eh. Tiny tiny. I use the hall bath �� otherwise I've loved both my houses for different reasons. I love.designing so they're both beautiful
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