[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl][quote=AN] . . . You never going to find anyone that would say, although I can afford a 5/5 apartment in NYC, my living standard would be better in a 3/1 in NYC.[/quote]
Actually, you will. No matter how much money a person has, often a 3/1 (or 3/2 or 2/2) is all they need. A one or two-person household often doesn’t need a lot of space and likely won’t use it. ESPECIALLY a retired person/couple. A person who has had four bathrooms, 35′ long LR’s and pools in the past is TIRED of cleaning and landscaping chores.
LOTS of people have been there, done that and wrote the manual. After one has all the space they can possibly use, more space doesn’t equal any more happiness.[/quote]
So you’re saying, you’re fine living in a 200 sq-ft studio vs a 3/1? BTW, if you have money, you wouldn’t be cleaning and landscaping.[/quote]
This was pretty interesting but i think we’ve jumped the shark here.
I went from almost 4K sq ft 4/3 to a 2000 sq ft 3/3 by choice. I could have afforded a lot more. And I came pretty close to buying a 1600 sq ft 2/3, with the same non-bedroom floor space, and would have bought it if the living space flowed better. No landscaping to deal with, no external maint. Some of us old people really do make the choice to downsize.
But that’s a whole lot different than a 200 sq ft studio. We can stay focused without silly extreme arguments.
