Your Top 3 Dealbreakers (accept, kitchen, builders, garage)

[Yippeekayay]

Let's face it, most of us are not moneyed and hence while we gravitate towards the usual things we WANT for our dreamhouse, we face reality and accept compromises.




BUT...there are still limitations to what we can only accept.


Please post your top 3 Dealbreakers in hunting for a house.

[Yippeekayay]

I'll start.


- Poor school zone location
- Flood zone
- Very limited backyard privacy

[Piney Creek]

Assuming that you don't want things like a leaky roof or mold (things everyone would consider a deal breaker).

Things that are personal deal breakers for us, that other people might not mind, would be:

1. No garage. We won't even look at a house without one, unless it's an incredible deal and there's an easy place to build one.

2. Lots of stairs. There was a time when I loved having stairs, but now I'm too old for houses that have more than just a few steps.

3. Only 1 bathroom with a shower. Been there, done that, never having a house like that again.

[WorldKlas]

Originally Posted by Piney Creek

Assuming that you don't want things like a leaky roof or mold (things everyone would consider a deal breaker).

Things that are personal deal breakers for us, that other people might not mind, would be:

1. No garage. We won't even look at a house without one, unless it's an incredible deal and there's an easy place to build one.

2. Lots of stairs. There was a time when I loved having stairs, but now I'm too old for houses that have more than just a few steps.

3. Only 1 bathroom with a shower. Been there, done that, never having a house like that again.

Ditto

[Yippeekayay]

Originally Posted by Piney Creek

Assuming that you don't want things like a leaky roof or mold (things everyone would consider a deal breaker).

Things that are personal deal breakers for us, that other people might not mind, would be:

Yes that is what I meant, something personal, and on that note, no one wants flood zone (though many houses are built on such land and people are buying without checking). That meant I will replace my flood zone with another.


My replacement:


- No major road nearby

[Pooks1976]

After the general area has been decided, I look at the following.

1. Busy roads
2. Corner lot/ flag lot/ easement access
3. No Garage/small garage

[luv4horses]

For a suburban home

Not fenceable--I have dogs, and even without them would prefer a fence to delineate my space

Under the house garage with stairs up to the kitchen--no fun carrying stuff up and down all the time

House lower than the road--major drainage issues and reduced curb appeal

Lots of inside issues too, including no place to put a big shower!

[patrick85395]

1. More than one level

2. Bad location

3. Bad architecture

[xPlorer48]

Two story house: getting too old for lots of stairs

Busy road

Interior not updated recently

[Katana49]

I live in TX so we're used to bigger houses and having a garage and such. However, we won't buy a house with less than a three car garage, and it can't be a tandem. We tried that before and hated it.

Has to have a pool. We only looked at a few houses without pools during our last home search, and only ones that were under budget so we could add one.

Minimum lot size of .25 acre (11000 sq ft) or more. Builders are dividing their subdivisions into smaller and smaller lots these days and squeezing houses together. It looks terrible and cramped. Some friends of ours have a 6000 sq ft lot, and a 3k sq ft house on it. Their house is practically touching the neighbors house on both sides.

Most other things we could possibly deal with or work with to suit us.