“We are paying a hefty sum for a 4 bdrm/4.5 bath home that is about 3000 sq ft on a 1/2 acre lot.” For a HEFTY sum.
Umm, do you think 3000 sq ft is adequate or good enough for your special family? That is too small for you, my dear. I bet the bedrooms are so tiny (like Paris Hilton’s jail cell). You should have bought a 5000 sq feet or more. If I were you with millions in the bank, I would not be contented with 3000 sq ft. Too constricting. That is just the size of a walk-in closet in the hedge-fund heaven enclaves of CT.