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Interesting - we're contemplating buying our forever home in the bay area. Currently living in a 3 story townhouse style that's very walkable to whole foods, p
by blobbers 8y ago
Interesting - we're contemplating buying our forever home in the bay area. Currently living in a 3 story townhouse style that's very walkable to whole foods, parks, caltrain etc. with a modest mortgage but considering moving into the more suburban areas / driving areas so we have a yard to set kids free.
What about the big house is owning you? Mortgage and maintenance?
- jacobolus 8y agoSpeaking as a child of the suburbs, transit-accessible urban areas are a lot nicer for the kids themselves. Even the nicest American suburbs suck for anyone who can’t drive.
- svachalek 8y agoYards are great if you like gardening or have a dog, but I think most people overestimate how much the kids would use a yard. Some do use it a lot, but I think more commonly kids end up indoors, at the park, or in the street even when there's a yard available.
- mruts 8y agoMaybe suburbs sets kids free, but as they get older, the suburbs are a prison. When the only thing teenagers have to do is smoke and drink and go to mcdonalds, life kind of sucks for them.
- jacob019 8y agoMortgage is high, and we could put that money to better use but that's not it. We have yard service, laundry service, weekly cleaning service. But still the maintenance is stressful and overwhelming. 6500 sq. ft of space we mostly don't use. 3 HVAC units. Boat dock, so glad we sold the boat. I long for simpler times. Good years but I don't think I'll miss it much. Too much space fills up with too much stuff that isn't needed. Going through and taking care of stuff takes too much time. All the little things add up. One thing I now know is that space and stuff own you. Need more freedom.