[quote=bearishgurl/] I have a couple more questions, Essbee. I’m not the least bit interested in WHERE you sold and bought but more interested in WHAT you sold and WHAT you bought to replace it.

Here is an example:
Please feel free to use round numbers for house sf and price sold or bought (for privacy purposes). Truly, I’m not interested in locating your transactions nor do I have the time.

I understand the reasons you put forth above (sort of) but am wondering what would compel someone to leave $75K? on the table when, from your posts on this thread and the “man-cave” thread, it appears you went to great lengths to remodel/improve your last property to your liking and then later decided to let it go and (literally) give away your hard-earned improvements to the buyer (along with most of the value of your downpayment).

I understand from your post that you had two additions to your family while living in your last house. I personally don’t see SFR’s in SD County going up appreciably (if at all) in the next two years. I also don’t see a big mtg interest-rate spike in the next two years but I could be wrong on this :={

Thanks for any insight you can shed here![/quote]

OK, why not?

Recently sold for $560K
SFR, 3 bdrm/2.5 bath, 2 car gar, 2 story
1800 sf
10000 sf lot
30 years old
7 miles from work

Recently bought for $800K
SFR, 6 bdrm/4.5 bath, 3 car gar, 2 story
3800 sf
7000? sf lot (can’t remember exactly)
9 years old
16 miles from work

I will miss the 10000 sf lot on the first house, which is quite lovely and certainly helped it maintain its value, but the overall feel of the neighborhood, etc, is much better for house #2.

(P.S. The “man/woman cave” (exercise room) is going to be in house #2.)