Jeannie in NJ Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) we are thiinking about moving inland (we live on an island and could get a nice amount for our house because of its location) and could get a much nicer house for less money if we moved inland. ANyway, dd and I went to an open house. The house has 14 rooms and is 3 stories and has a large swimming pool. Nice big kitchen and the entire house is hardwood floors (I believe cherry). There is a room in the back that the realtor called the man cave. It had a large bar (great for our non drinking family lol) with a pool table and an air hockey table. There used to be a hot tub for 8 here but it was moved to a deck off ;the master bedroom. Anyway, the funniest part of looking at the man cave was the bathroom, dd was laughing so hard, it had urinals in the bathroom. It was really funny. We found out that we were the only people that came to the open house. There was even tons of food set out which the owmer insisted that we take some home. Oh, nearly forgot there was a music room with a grand piano. And to think there is a possibly that we could maybe actually afford this house, the price is not outrageous and our house we live in now is worth a lot (we paid a very low price for it 17 years ago and the value of the houses on our island have not been that affected by the housing market, plenty of million dollar houses around us! only thing is talking dh into moving off the island, he is the only one of us that goes to the beach lol. Edited March 28, 2011 by Jeannie in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I would totally crack up if I saw urinals in a bathroom. That is funny! Sounds like an interesting house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) :) Edited March 28, 2011 by Jennifer3141 Wrong thread! Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Sounds like a very nice house! Perhaps the man cave could be used to convice DH...sounds like a great incentive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 House sounds very fun! Warning - unsolicited advice ahead... You should also factor in the cost of ongoing expenses to a much bigger house. While you may be able to afford the purchase price, can you afford the insurance, heating bills, repair costs, cost to replace a roof that size? Everything related to this house will also be big. Do you want to clean and maintain a big house and lawn every week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Leave an island for an oversized house? I wouldn't! We are thinking of going the other way. (Our house isn't oversized, but we dream about buying a little 3 bedroom beach house--the kind with no garage or basement or attic but a view!) How old are your children? If they are very young and you have lots I might consider it.... McMansions are hard to sell, when the time comes. I bet more than one family will come to your open house. You are already where we all want to be. Love the bathroom. I've always thought an outside bathroom with little kid toilets and small sinks along with adult sized ones would be a nifty idea. But we'll make do with our outdoor shower and muddy, sandy kids traipsing through the kitchen to use the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Jeannie in NJ I say this as nicely as possible but :) are you crazy!! I don't know what your house looks like but I know where it is....and again I say are you crazy:) (said from someone who vacations on your island every summer!) All kidding aside, sounds like a nice house and while I could live without the urinals...otherwise it sounds nice. Good luck with the decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Urinals! LOL! They would be a positive buying point for my family - maybe that way I would get my own toilet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I went back to the house I grew up in during its remodeling and the owners were putting a urinal in the master bathroom. I thought it to be a bit strange and I wondered who was going to clean it! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 I agree Jen about who is going to clean it. For some reason, I would find it grosser to clean than a regular toilet, I don't know why that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 4 kiddies, dd and I timed the distance to the house offshore and it is exactly the same distance to the Boardwalk as the house I live in now (considering I live about as far south as you can get in O.C. and the house offshore is just over the 34th st. bridge). It is the absolute farthest that dh would even consider moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 See I do agree that there's a reason to get off your island. But it doesn't do anything for you. I like someone else to make my drinks. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Goldwater Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I would totally crack up if I saw urinals in a bathroom. That is funny! Sounds like an interesting house! Well, they do save on the water bill! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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