[quote=spdrun]What is the problem with just buying a 2 or 3 bedroom condo and parking the RV and/or boat somewhere else? I lived in a 2-bedroom townhouse with my family in high school, and wasn’t the worse for it. If anything, if maintenance is included in the costs, it frees you up a little since you can ditch the place for a month (summer trip?) without worrying about your shrubberies.
Why does everyone need a detached house with 3000 sf and a big lot to waste time on cleaning up?[/quote]
spdrun, HOA dues plus monthly boat storage can be prohibitively expensive in SD. In addition, HOA’s tend to be picky about where kids can throw their ball, skate, play, etc. And they can’t chalk the sidewalks. In short, most HOA’s don’t like dealing with kids. Even if they DO have a playground, a parent has to actually leave the house and follow them out there and stay with them while they play.
It’s not the same as the parent working inside the house and looking out windows watching their kids play in their own backyard.
For a family who needs 2+ bdrms and a yard, it’s cheaper to buy a small or med sized SFR and just work on it as finances permit and do your own landscaping.
This subject can’t get a 3K sf house in SD and it is questionable if he could buy that big of a house within 20 mi of PHX.
