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  • June 8, 2011 at 11:12 AM #18852
    rent4now
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    We currently rent in a townhouse with no yard. We live 2 blocks from one of the biggest parks in SD so its not that big of a deal but my wife wants a place the 2 young kids can run around that is fenced in.

    We have been looking at purchasing a home and found one that is double our living area but doesnt have a typical yard with grass. Its on a sloped lot so there is not much usable area for the kids to run around in outdoors. There is a decent patio area on the side of the house and a patio strip at the rear of the house but thats it for outdoor areas.

    The panoramic views, larger living area and more bedrooms are a great plus. Its everything we want minus the yard 🙁

    Will I regret no having a big yard? Or is it not that big of a deal as the kids get older and can go to the park to play?

    Any thoughts from parents ith toddler aged kids (2-5)?

    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #701649
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    Having a yard is a must for me. I do have a toddler and it’s so much more convenient to let him play in the yard than having to take him to the park. He has toys in the yard that he plays with. If he want to play with those toys at the park, I’d have to pack up those toys in the car and unpack it at the park. Which would be a huge hassle. Right now, the toys just sit in the yard and when he wants to go play with it, I just take him outside.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #701748
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    Having a yard is a must for me. I do have a toddler and it’s so much more convenient to let him play in the yard than having to take him to the park. He has toys in the yard that he plays with. If he want to play with those toys at the park, I’d have to pack up those toys in the car and unpack it at the park. Which would be a huge hassle. Right now, the toys just sit in the yard and when he wants to go play with it, I just take him outside.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #702341
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    Having a yard is a must for me. I do have a toddler and it’s so much more convenient to let him play in the yard than having to take him to the park. He has toys in the yard that he plays with. If he want to play with those toys at the park, I’d have to pack up those toys in the car and unpack it at the park. Which would be a huge hassle. Right now, the toys just sit in the yard and when he wants to go play with it, I just take him outside.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #702490
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    Having a yard is a must for me. I do have a toddler and it’s so much more convenient to let him play in the yard than having to take him to the park. He has toys in the yard that he plays with. If he want to play with those toys at the park, I’d have to pack up those toys in the car and unpack it at the park. Which would be a huge hassle. Right now, the toys just sit in the yard and when he wants to go play with it, I just take him outside.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #702851
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    Having a yard is a must for me. I do have a toddler and it’s so much more convenient to let him play in the yard than having to take him to the park. He has toys in the yard that he plays with. If he want to play with those toys at the park, I’d have to pack up those toys in the car and unpack it at the park. Which would be a huge hassle. Right now, the toys just sit in the yard and when he wants to go play with it, I just take him outside.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #701655
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    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #702346
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    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #702495
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    June 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM #702856
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    June 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM #701660
    njtosd
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    IMHO, you will regret it. Our kids are now 7,9 and 11, but we are dependent on a yard where the kids can be outside without total supervision. When your kids get older, if you have a yard they can play outside while you get something done inside. If your only choice is a park, one parent will always have to go to the park with them, which is less likely.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM #701758
    njtosd
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    IMHO, you will regret it. Our kids are now 7,9 and 11, but we are dependent on a yard where the kids can be outside without total supervision. When your kids get older, if you have a yard they can play outside while you get something done inside. If your only choice is a park, one parent will always have to go to the park with them, which is less likely.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM #702351
    njtosd
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    IMHO, you will regret it. Our kids are now 7,9 and 11, but we are dependent on a yard where the kids can be outside without total supervision. When your kids get older, if you have a yard they can play outside while you get something done inside. If your only choice is a park, one parent will always have to go to the park with them, which is less likely.

    June 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM #702500
    njtosd
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    IMHO, you will regret it. Our kids are now 7,9 and 11, but we are dependent on a yard where the kids can be outside without total supervision. When your kids get older, if you have a yard they can play outside while you get something done inside. If your only choice is a park, one parent will always have to go to the park with them, which is less likely.

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