We like having an extra bedroom. Do what you want.
Everything comes full circle. We laugh that now the last kid is in college that we would rather be living in our "starter" home now than our "forever" home (which btw is our third "forever' home!)NoahAg said:
The notion of "starter" and "forever" homes is kind of depressing in a way. I can't say I haven't fallen in the same trap though.
My grandparents (and I'm sure many of your grandparents) built their home in the early 50's and stayed there until granddad died and then grandmother moved into a home a few years later. It was a 3/2/2, 1400 SF one story in north Dallas. A lot of people today would find it shocking to raise 3 kids in a home of that size, never move, never upgrade.
One of my regrets is not trying to buy it from my grandmother when she moved out. Kinda hard as a 22 year old college student, lol.
Anyway, not sure what I was rambling about. We moved out of our 2000 SF home after 12 years, into a 3000 SF home that will be too big for us when my youngest graduates in a couple of years. I've thought about moving back into our first home (we still rent it out).
jwoodmd said:Everything comes full circle. We laugh that now the last kid is in college that we would rather be living in our "starter" home now than our "forever" home (which btw is our third "forever' home!)NoahAg said:
The notion of "starter" and "forever" homes is kind of depressing in a way. I can't say I haven't fallen in the same trap though.
My grandparents (and I'm sure many of your grandparents) built their home in the early 50's and stayed there until granddad died and then grandmother moved into a home a few years later. It was a 3/2/2, 1400 SF one story in north Dallas. A lot of people today would find it shocking to raise 3 kids in a home of that size, never move, never upgrade.
One of my regrets is not trying to buy it from my grandmother when she moved out. Kinda hard as a 22 year old college student, lol.
Anyway, not sure what I was rambling about. We moved out of our 2000 SF home after 12 years, into a 3000 SF home that will be too big for us when my youngest graduates in a couple of years. I've thought about moving back into our first home (we still rent it out).
For sure and know that. We've always had land around any of our homes. My wife and I both grew up on ranches (although my wife grew up on a huge ranch lol).Howdy Dammit said:jwoodmd said:Everything comes full circle. We laugh that now the last kid is in college that we would rather be living in our "starter" home now than our "forever" home (which btw is our third "forever' home!)NoahAg said:
The notion of "starter" and "forever" homes is kind of depressing in a way. I can't say I haven't fallen in the same trap though.
My grandparents (and I'm sure many of your grandparents) built their home in the early 50's and stayed there until granddad died and then grandmother moved into a home a few years later. It was a 3/2/2, 1400 SF one story in north Dallas. A lot of people today would find it shocking to raise 3 kids in a home of that size, never move, never upgrade.
One of my regrets is not trying to buy it from my grandmother when she moved out. Kinda hard as a 22 year old college student, lol.
Anyway, not sure what I was rambling about. We moved out of our 2000 SF home after 12 years, into a 3000 SF home that will be too big for us when my youngest graduates in a couple of years. I've thought about moving back into our first home (we still rent it out).
Forever home can have more at play than just size. Our forever home is tied into acreage. I grew up wandering around with my pellet gun shooting squirrels and fishing. We aren't just looking for a big house in a cookie cutter neighborhood.
Heineken-Ashi said:
You're talking about a generation that either lived through and fought in a World War, or they were the children of those who did. In their life economic depression was barely in the rearview. This is the generation that built the economy back. They were the hardest workers, the biggest penny pinchers, the most frugal. Tough times create tough men. Tough men create good times. Good times create weak men. And today, we have nothing but weak men. It will eventually come full circle and multiple generations will feel actual, real struggle for the first time ever. And it's not going to be pretty. The children that follow them will be just like your grandparents though.
They were tough for sure.Heineken-Ashi said:
You're talking about a generation that either lived through and fought in a World War, or they were the children of those who did. In their life economic depression was barely in the rearview. This is the generation that built the economy back. They were the hardest workers, the biggest penny pinchers, the most frugal. Tough times create tough men. Tough men create good times. Good times create weak men. And today, we have nothing but weak men. It will eventually come full circle and multiple generations will feel actual, real struggle for the first time ever. And it's not going to be pretty. The children that follow them will be just like your grandparents though.
They aren't the only ones their age doing that.... I see it all the time.Quote:
My parents (stupidly) are building a house at 81 and 80 years of age.
Look at congress. More weak men and men lacking morals than good, tough men. Representative of the population. Sure, there's always strong men. But strong men aren't running the show. Corrupt men are. And corruption is sourced from weakness.texAZtea said:They were tough for sure.Heineken-Ashi said:
You're talking about a generation that either lived through and fought in a World War, or they were the children of those who did. In their life economic depression was barely in the rearview. This is the generation that built the economy back. They were the hardest workers, the biggest penny pinchers, the most frugal. Tough times create tough men. Tough men create good times. Good times create weak men. And today, we have nothing but weak men. It will eventually come full circle and multiple generations will feel actual, real struggle for the first time ever. And it's not going to be pretty. The children that follow them will be just like your grandparents though.
I would argue that there are plenty of tough men left, but we're having to marry the daughter's y'all raised which is driving the "need" for a 3000 sqft house to raise 2 kids.
jamey said:
Politics has become a con game, a nursery for grifters.
There's always been some degree of that in anything but politicians use to be better people who actually cared about the US and the citizens they served. Now we're just the target of grifters.
Otherwise theese sacks of **** talk about important things like the debt. They would lead instead of follow whatever BS nonsense is the latest meme and social media craze
It's nuts. They live in a badass house that's long been paid for in a nice neighborhood and they know everyone around them and have a full support system...and they all hang out. Going to move away from that because Mom is scared if something happens to Dad she will be out there all alone.Apache said:They aren't the only ones their age doing that.... I see it all the time.Quote:
My parents (stupidly) are building a house at 81 and 80 years of age.
Howdy Dammit said:
Interested in hearing opinions/consensus.
Currently live in a 3/2 house. Wife and I have two kids under 2 years old. Both sets of inlaws live several hours away. It's a major issue not having a guest room when they come to stay. Grandparents weren't built for sleeping on couches/air mattresses.
Because of this, wife wants to upgrade to our "forever" home that the kids will spend their childhood in. I wanted to do this in 2-3 years when we have at least 3 children. Her argument is that if you're gonna do it in 2-3 years, then why not now when the market is so slow. Take the hit on our current less expensive house and get the more expensive house at a discount. For some reason in my brain I just want to wait, but not sure there's a good reason to.
Thoughts? Concerns? Advice on when to buy a forever home regardless of the market?
Thanks