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Thread: Those of you who downsized your home, do you regret it?

post 1652363583 12-11-2021, 01:21 PM
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Those of you who downsized your home, do you regret it?

My house is 3400sqft and I don't even use half of it. Thinking about selling it and getting a 2br 2ba because it's just me and the woman and some dogos.
post 1652363753 12-11-2021, 01:23 PM
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Make sure you do not move to a bad area when buying a cheaper place.
post 1652363943 12-11-2021, 01:27 PM
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I downsized in 2007 and didn't regret it for a minute. Went from a 2400 sq ft 2 story house with full unfinished basement on an acre to a 1800 sq ft (that included the half finished basement area) ranch on almost .5 acre.
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post 1652364283 12-11-2021, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted By mesobuild⏩
Make sure you do not move to a bad area when buying a cheaper place.
That is probably the hardest part. Cheaper house you'll get the cheaper people. I live in an awesome neighborhood so thinking of buying a lot down the street from me and having a home built. I've been looking up house plans and you can have a home built for not too much money. Also thinking of having a steel building built and made into a house.
post 1652364303 12-11-2021, 01:34 PM
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Don't give AF what size of house I live in. I lived in a 7.5 X 12' travel trailer for a few years and I found it quite comfortable.
Land size is more importance to me where I'm not sitting a few feet from some nosey or pain in the ass neighbour.
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post 1652364523 12-11-2021, 01:38 PM
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We lived in a rental that was like 1400 square feet. The house we bought is about 2500 and it’s so much nicer. It’s just 2 of us but being able to spread out is nice. I honestly forget we have a guest room half the time and it’s like I’m at a hotel when I go in there to watch tv. Kind of nice.

Could never go back to a smaller house
post 1652364633 12-11-2021, 01:41 PM
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I downsized to a townhome and hated it. Back to a larger subdivision home, and I’m much more satisfied.
post 1652365603 12-11-2021, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted By multiplemiggs⏩
Don't give AF what size of house I live in. I lived in a 7.5 X 12' travel trailer for a few years and I found it quite comfortable.
Land size is more importance to me where I'm not sitting a few feet from some nosey or pain in the ass neighbour.
Land over the size of a house any day. A ranch on a few acres has more value then some 2 story cookie cutter house on a 1/4 acre.
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post 1652369443 12-11-2021, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted By DivineMasculine⏩
Land over the size of a house any day. A ranch on a few acres has more value then some 2 story cookie cutter house on a 1/4 acre.
Agreed. Anything over 2-3k sqft requires too much maintenance too. More to clean and anytime you upgrade the floors, paint, etc. Gets real pricey.
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post 1652369743 12-11-2021, 03:22 PM
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We more than halved our house size when we moved. No regrets. The biggest obstacle was what to do with all of the useless crap we accumulated from the previous house attempting to fill up spaces.

We did, however, gain a barn and several acres. That was a huge incentive to buy our current home.
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post 1652370463 12-11-2021, 03:34 PM
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We have a 1611 sq/ft house as a family of 4. We plan to upgrade in a few years. If you plan to have children, stay where you are.

Also, our house is tiny when it comes to having family over. When my husbands sister comes over with her family of 5, we are at maximum capacity and if feels like everyone is on top of one another.

But one upside is, no one ever asks to stay with us because we don’t have the room lol.
post 1652370893 12-11-2021, 03:41 PM
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Its good AS LONG as your yard gets bigger.
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post 1652371653 12-11-2021, 03:53 PM
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My grandfather built his home in 1952 and it's a little over 1400 sq ft. Growing up as a little girl I always loved their house. When my grandparents passed I bought it to keep it in the family. It's small but it sits on 2 acres of land which I love.

Won't ever leave.
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post 1652372423 12-11-2021, 04:11 PM
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Should I downsize from my 10,000 sq ft, 38 acre residence?
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post 1652372453 12-11-2021, 04:11 PM
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2400sqft is good for two person. Nothing bigger or smaller.
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