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Originally Posted by ken0042
Agreed. I think it is actually more irresponsible to buy a lesser house than what you will need for your growing family. If a young couple buys a 2 BR condo; and they are planning on having kids, that means in a couple of years they will be selling and buying again. Pretty much burning $20K just in moving and realtor costs.
When I bought my house it was quite big for a single guy, but now with a familly it is actually slightly on the small side. However it is still manageable.
I guess it just bugs me that people seem to think you have to move every X number of years. A friend at work is building her house, and it's almost done and she was showing pictures. She really loves her new house; and she just beams when she talks about it. However there was somebody talking about the granite in the kitchen and the hardwood floors saying "Good choice- those will be great for resale value." Instead of "What great colours, you must be excited to move in."
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Yeah, we got that a lot when my wife and I bought a decent sized house. It's not nearly a McMansion or anything, but it is more house than two people need. On the other hand, we're planning on having kids, so should we have bought a condo, then a townhouse, then a house with a yard and moved 2 or 3 times?
I had relatives telling me we should take in foreign students as boarders, or operate a B&B part time, and all sorts of other weird ideas. The house was close to what we could qualify for then, but is comfortable now (5 years later), and wouldn't be an issue even on my salary only. It's amazing how people feel the need to explain in great detail what you're doing wrong with your housing.