[quote=CA renter][quote=scaredycat]i think when you’re younger, less will do. you’re happy just to have your own place. now there are so many additional requirements, it’s like, damn, we’re never going to get such a place….[/quote]
And as you know, once you have kids, all the “requirements” just go through the roof.
My DH and I often talk about how nice it will be when we’re retired and looking for a place just for us. The world will be our oyster because your options really open up when not having to consider kids. Just a couple of bedrooms, small kitchen, small/simple yard, etc. We could easily live in 600-800 square feet as a couple, but with kids that seems to expand to 2,500-3,500!!! (gotta plan for the in-laws, too, at some point)
And everyone else out there is looking for exactly the same thing… 😉
Frustrating, isn’t it?[/quote]
CA Renter – I think you and I are on the same page with respect to in-laws. As you know we built a casita (single level, detached, wheelchair friendly) for my inlaws. Our long term plan is to move into that when we retire… Our thinking is once the kids are gone we’ll need less space, so our current house can be rented to some other family with kids (income) and we’ll take that $ to travel or buy a boat. In the meantime we have a family friendly 2000sf house and my kids grandparents 100 ft away in their own house. Truly a good situation.
But we had to modify/build to get that setup. And the “family friendly” home is smaller than most people insist on now… needs updating. But it functions and we’re happy.
