Jeannie in NJ Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 we are looking to move, here is what we want: nice wooded lot, lots of trees modern kitchen and bathrooms hardwood floors, I would love it if there was no carpet at all lots of windows, love it sunny 3 or 4 bedrooms family/tv room that is not open plan (can't stand to hear the tv blaring from the rest of the house) I think that is about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimerinkydo Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Our next house I'm insisting on a laundry room. Right now the laundry is in the garage and that just doesn't work for me as it is dh's automotive man cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We're not moving anytime soon, if ever, but I really wish I had a bigger property and a pool :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Spacious kitchen. Decent cupboards, counter space. I feel like I spend the majority of my life there. Enough bedrooms, and bedrooms big enough for the required furniture and still having room to walk around. Min of 2 baths. I *prefer* hardwood, but am willing to redo that myself. Prefer an acreage, but we're looking at settling for something else right now, and moving again in a few years to what we absolutely *want*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 DH wants acreage. Lots and lots. I want fewer bathrooms. Yep, you heard that right. Right now we have a sort-of strange house that was built as a bed-and-breakfast. SIX bathrooms is far too many to keep clean. Actually, I would be happier with a smaller house, too. But I need to keep the laundry/mud room. It is a life saver here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Oh I forgot, I also want an attached garage. We have a detached garage now and I hate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A master bath and separate laundry area. It is much easier to change wall color, flooring, decor type stuff than to add a room or move walls. I would look for the layout you want at a price you can live with and worry about the rest later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Oh, and if its under 1200 sq, forget it. My family is too darn big at this point. Bigger the better right now. Until the kids either get more self contained, grow up and move out, 5 ppl in a house is a squeeze, and I'm tired of it. I mean, 900 sq ft, 5 bedrooms? How does *that* work? Beds stand up against the wall? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Min 1800 sq. ft, 3 bedrooms with either a 4th bedroom or some extra room we can use for school/storage/space. A garage and fenced in yard are a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I'd love to have : a built in pool with an outdoor bathroom 3 full baths inside 5 bedrooms with 2 master bedrooms (well, if this is my dream home all the bedrooms would be master bedrooms so we'd have more than 3 bathrooms inside) absolutely no carpet- I'd love hardwood floors but would settle for tile or vinyl, anything decent that's not carpet A large, fully fenced back yard (with separate safety fence around the pool) a 3 car garage a storage building or room to build one- more than just a basic shed, to hold bikes, lawn mower, holiday decorations, etc. a walk in pantry an eat in kitchen a dining room a den in addition to a large family room a long drive way house that is NOT on a corner lot, preferably has a long private driveway built in bookshelves would be an awesome plus lots of windows- especially windows on the front of the house, we only have two windows on the front of our current rental home, and it drives me crazy- they are bedroom windows. I do appreciate the privacy but I want to be able to look out front from the living room to see what the kids are doing Some trees, but also some sunny spots to grow a vegetable garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A master bath and separate laundry area. It is much easier to change wall color, flooring, decor type stuff than to add a room or move walls. I would look for the layout you want at a price you can live with and worry about the rest later. :iagree:to a point. I'm migraine prone. Colours can induce a migraine very, very rapidly in me. I couldn't live in a house that made me ill, even just for a few days. Same with lighting. Tube lighting would have to be ripped out and replaced before I moved in. For us, b/c we're looking at moving several hrs from where we are now, its a factor...making changes before we move in could end up very costly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 *I would love to be in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by acres and acres of pasture and trees. *4 bedrooms, 2 bath *2 levels only, main floor and basement. *Large family room that would be used as a school room. *Mudroom to contain all the mud, coats, shoes ets. Must have benches and plenty of easy to clean/reach storage options. * Large laundry room with a folding table in the middle, if the room was large enough to carve out a corner for my sewing stuff even better! * Established fruit trees and berries * A garage Simple stuff really but man it is expensive to find it! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I love my large laundry room. I would never want to give that up. Also, I would want an attached garage. We do have an attached garage but it is only a one car garage. We have all the kids bikes, camping gear, lawn mower, etc. in there. So I guess I would like a large, attached garage. God Bless, Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 attached garage Central Air Gas stove Laundry room on main floor or second floor (not in basement) no basement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 My ideal house would be around 2000 sq ft. I would like around an acre with half wooded and I would like an attached 2 car garage with a bonus room over it (or a basement, some separate space for a kid rec room). I would like 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (maybe 2 1/2 but I hate cleaning extra bathrooms). I don't want huge bathrooms, ours right now is the size of a small bedroom and such a waste of space. I do not want a formal living or dining room (just an eat in kitchen and great room). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Privacy. I do not want to live within arm's length of anyone ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Oh I also forgot, we have to have central air, mostly for ds's asthma. We are all getting tired of the stinkin hot summers here with no central air (we all hate air conditioners except for sleeping) also a pool , we would really like one also a nice quiet neighborhood, not near any main streets, dh DOES NOT want to hear lots of traffic when sitting outside, he wants to only hear birds lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahRah Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 DH and I married when in our mid-to-late thirties, and neither of us had owned a home before, so when we took the plunge, we opted to buy our first and likely only house - so we were picky in the process because we don't want to have to move again. For the most part, we have the house of our dreams - lakeside, acreage, woods, rural but not too far away from town, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, amazing laundry room, perfect main floor for entertaining, huge kitchen - lots of everything we wanted. We both agree that if money were no object, we'd love to re-do the dock we have to shelter the jon boat he uses to fish on the lake....as it is now, the boat lives by the driveway parking pad, on its trailer, and he drives it down when he fishes so he doesn't have to bail after rain. We'd also love a pool with an outdoor cabanda with bathroom & shower - way too expensive though, so we figure we'll continue with the swim club/gym we belong to that has facilities and pools since it'll take 50+ years of membership with that to cost as much as just putting in what we want. DH would love to have a gym in-home....we have space to do it, but right now it's not exactly a priority financially, so maybe some day. I'd love to have dedicated space to use just for homeschooling - we have the space to do this, but it's in our lower level and I know we won't go down daily.....so we use the dining room - central location and easier since I won't add on to our house, it's already too big IMO. At some point I'd like to re-do my office to be the library - rip out everything and start over with built-ins all around the room to house all the books on the same type shelves (I have a mix now of built in and stand-alone book shelves). Again, not a priority, but a wish in the future. I'd also love to have an amazing playroom for the boys - we have one room dedicated to be the playroom downstairs - but it's so disorganized IMO.....I'd love to do built-ins and everything matching, but that won't likely happen, so a playroom that's at least functional is better than no playroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 A home that doesn't need repairs! We made the mistake of not getting a home inspection (never again!). We had a regular real estate agent that wasn't a buyer's broker (meaning she represented the seller, and the sellers re agent represented the seller, and long distance us had no one). She told me she would inspect the home when I asked when our inspection was. We had just had our current home inspected and I was waiting for ours..... So every extra cent was spent fixing the broken house, it had many issues. So get an inspection, and make sure your real estate represents YOU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We just bought a house last week (cautious yay) and ultimately wound abandoning all of our original preferences except: (1) Location (wanted a close-in neighborhood with lots of families around, but also on a quiet street) (2) Usable yard (3) Enough rooms -- not necessarily bedrooms, but separate rooms -- that we can have both a (shared) study and a space for guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We just bought a house about a month ago. Our priorities: -good neighborhood -level, good sized, fenced yard -bedrooms all on the same level (my kids are little and I didn't want some on each floor) -at least 2 bathrooms -newer then 1978 so lead is less of a concern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Less trees, not wooded--too many ticks, bugs/mosquitos, not enough light Privacy without being in the middle of nowhere. Bigger bathrooms--Would be nice if the master bath has a garden tub with jets and a shower. I'd like one of those nontextured glass enclosed ones-- Separate laundry room on first floor with enough room to set up a folding table. Entry off garage so we don't come directly into the house that way (into the laundry room is fine, if it's big enough as a mudroom/laundry combo) Enough closet space Nice neighbors We have most of that right now. I want to redo the floors and add space to the house we actually own, and would love it to be in another location, but the house we live in (Rectory) is pretty ok, except being in the woods and having a basement laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 What we wanted: Living room *and* family room Dining room *and* eat-in kitchen En suite master bath Minimum 4 bedrooms Lots of closets Counter space in kitchen Laundry room Attached 2-car garage Central air Not a fixer-upper Nice-sized lot, acreage not necessary Gas water heater, hook-ups for dryer, kitchen We were able to find all of that, plus a little more: Master plus 3 bedrooms, gameroom, two bathrooms (plus en suite) upstairs; bathroom plus extra room (used as an office now, can be used as a bedroom later) downstairs. However, I do wish there was less open floor plan; sound wafts up to the master bedroom through the two-story entry; kitchen noise sometimes makes watching TV in the family room difficult (albeit not for long, but still...). We're happy, though. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) We have been looking for 2 years for a house that fits our needs. They were 1. A little out of town, but not far since I am frequently oncall at work and have a 30 min response time. 2. A little land...1 or more acres 3. At least 4 bedrooms 4. A space for homeschool not to be in a dining room 5. Space enough for my sewing room, either a big master bedroom with space or a separate bedroom 6. MOST of all a shop for DH to work or space to build a shop. 7. OK, really most important...something we can afford! That said we found a few houses that sort of fit the bill, one house had a wonderful shop but the house was so dated it had metal kitchen cabinets! DH can build a winning race car engine but woodworking/remodeling...forget it! I don't have time to remodel a house either. And it was in a flood zone. We found another house that was just right in the house but the shop was basically a shell of a shop and needed a lot of work to get it fixed up. We put a bid in, it was a short sale and we were 2nd bidders. We didn't get it. Then we found heaven!!! 2300 sq (we are in 1174 now) 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, a 2nd living room in basement...aka school room!!! a 40x60 shop almost all complete/insulated/sheetrocked on the inside on 1 acre 5 minutes from town. We close on May 20th!!! The best part is that the 5th bedroom will be just my sewing room!!!! The house is even painted in earthtones which I love. Only one bedroom needs a little work but it is going to be my stepdaughter's room so she can fix it (mainly paint) how ever she wants. My sewing room is paneling (ICK) but nothing a little paint can't cure. I am so excited I can't stand it! We can have chickens there so I have 9 chicks in my livingroom in a horse trough. They are so bugging cute! ETA: right now our washer/dryer are in the kitchen. YUCK! Our new house has a HUGE laundry room/storage room. Edited April 30, 2011 by misidawnrn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) After living in a 140+ yr. old house for the last 12 years, here's what I want in a house: ~closets, lots and lots of them ~one level--no more staircases please, especially not winding ones ~a couple of acres to escape from nosy, meddling neighbors ~solid surface floors, particularly wood--no carpet ~a huge garage, enough to store bikes, lawn equipment, outside furniture in the winter, and 2 cars. Make it a barn :D Edited April 30, 2011 by Paintedlady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 What I want in a house that I don't currently have is: a 2 car garage a family room a guest room 2 bathrooms (we have 1 full and 2 half baths- I'd like my own girl bathroom!) laundry on the main floor, not down the basement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Since we just moved in November and I swear I'm never moving again I guess this is what I want in a house. a cottage with character dark hardwood floors a cute deck detached garage (although I'd tear up the concrete and put in an inground swimming pool if I could have my way) dormer room original 1920s charm someday we'd like to rip off the vinyl siding and install cedar siding. We'll add a 2nd bath downstairs and finish off the rest of the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Privacy - inside and out. So at least 2 (mostly wooded) acres and 5 bedrooms. At least 2 bathrooms. Ideally, 2.5; one master, one for the kids, one for guests. A quiet area for school work, that fits at least 2 kids at a time without making it easy for them to provoke each other. A kitchen large enough to allow kids to help cook and clean up. (My current kitchen is 8'x7', lol) There's plenty more on my wish list, but those are the top priorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Quiet, safe neighbors and a house that is easy to clean (e.g. a mud room). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Mine is a big list of no-nos. No suburbs. No neighbours. No obnoxious big-a$$ garage sticking out obscuring the house. No cookie-cutter developer build. No open-plan blandness. Nothing south of the 49th parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmommy Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Maybe I'm the odd one, but I want less square footage. Currently we have 2400sq ft with a basement that isn't used. DH and I were just commenting the other day that we both kind of miss our first house. There were things it didn't have that we'd still like to have and it was in a terrible location, but it was a cozy 1100sq ft. I'd like a little more space then that but the house we have now is a lot to clean and just doesn't have the same homey feeling the old house did. Must haves are: Laundry/mud room preferably off the kitchen and large enough for the deep freeze. Currently we have a nice big laundry room with room for the freezer but no mudroom. 3 bedrooms, one of them a master with full bath. An open kitchen/ dining/ living room with a roomy kitchen and breakfast bar. Currently we have what is often called a one-butt kitchen. Ouside city limits with at least an acre, preferably a little more. I don't want to see any other houses when I look out my doors or windows, but I don't want to be completely isolated either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Somewhere with lots of land and no neighbors, where the kids can roam free. We'd have a barn with animals, and a large garden. The house would be one story, modest size, new construction, open floor plan, and lots of windows. :001_smile: One day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 DH wants acreage. Lots and lots. I want fewer bathrooms. Yep, you heard that right. Right now we have a sort-of strange house that was built as a bed-and-breakfast. SIX bathrooms is far too many to keep clean. Actually, I would be happier with a smaller house, too. But I need to keep the laundry/mud room. It is a life saver here. You read my mind. Nine children? TWO bathrooms would be perfect. Three is simply too many for me, though with a two story I'm not sure which I'd get rid of. I've lived in a *very* small house and our current house is over double it. I preferred the small house. I'm REALLY a small house person, with the exception of a LARGE, eat in kitchen. Acreage with fencing preferred. Mudroom w/ storage for chore boots. And, if it's a two story, I like my upstairs laundry room. :) Outbuildings preferred. Woodstove. NO carpet. Anywhere. Ever. "Old-fashioned" wood floors with all of their character so I don't flip out everytime the children add a new nick or dent. Built in bookshelves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciyates Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Someone else to clean it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Laundry room, a mud room, a garage (attached), and a bathroom for the master bedroom. I want my own bathroom. I also like wood floors, I dislike open floor plans. I like a big kitchen with lots of cabinets. I don't like a lot of trees around my house. I'm always worried about trees falling on the house in a storm, or the tree having an issue where it needs to be cut down. It's expensive to deal with trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We just moved from 3 acres to a small city lot. We're on the corner and there are parking lots across the street front and side. On the side is the closest neighbor we've ever had. I thought it would freak me out, I like privacy. 3.99 mini blinds create a wonderful sense of privacy. Sheesh, they're never home anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I want a huge kitchen...and an extra bedroom.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Everything I want in a house I have with these exceptions: It's not finished. It's isolated. In a remote state with few people and very far from a good size city. Very far from family, including my oldest. I hate that. The house and the acerage I LOVE. Well, except for the varmints, the wind and how difficult it is to get much to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 we are looking to move, here is what we want: nice wooded lot, lots of trees modern kitchen and bathrooms hardwood floors, I would love it if there was no carpet at all lots of windows, love it sunny 3 or 4 bedrooms family/tv room that is not open plan (can't stand to hear the tv blaring from the rest of the house) I think that is about it Kitchen sink needs to face a window or a large, open area of the house. I'm tired of looking at a wall. Large dining area, preferably not in its own room. I need room to set up an extra table at the end (even a card table) when we have more people over for a meal (currently 14 people when all of dh's family is here) Larger or more open basement than what we have, plus more basement windows. Our basement is so divided up into rooms that it feels really small. The only two basement windows are in two of those rooms, so no natural light reaches the main basement area. Larger master bath. Ours is tiny, tiny. An adequately-sized room for a schoolroom, with plenty of natural light. If the house has an addition, I need to know more about its floor insulation. What's under the floor? Will it be freezing in the winter? (a problem we currently have.) 5+ acres :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 We bought our house almost a year ago. I have a list totally different from anyone else... 2km from dh work 2km from the library 1km from a recreation center (pool) 1km from green space, park, woods.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) My dream home... 1 story excellent heater / air conditioner excellent windows and doors (Lots of windows) beautiful kitchen big bathrooms at least 3 (I want one all to myself.) no carpeting a roof that isn't shingle brick Tons of lighting features A four season or sun room fireplace Master bedroom with massive closets nice property with little yard care...I like to have to scream to get my neighbors attention. 2 car garage walking trail with water near by walking distance to shopping Big laundry room AND I Would LOVE a location where snow is a novelty:D. Lots of outlets Double doors and the house pre-designed for retirement living. Edited April 30, 2011 by Tammyla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godsmissiongal Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 But....wouldn't mind: A larger kitchen More bedrooms on the same level and More closet space Everything else I love We live in the country on an acre lot with fields on all but 1 side. The house consists of 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (2 beds and one bath on each floor and a large laundry room with walk in pantry in the basement). That being said we are currently only three people. Next weekend we will be increasing that number by 5 as my husbands mother and siblings are moving in for an undetermined amount of time due to job loss. So this might change is a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Top 3 in order: 1. Lot size, neighbors (or lack there-of :)) 2. Size 3. Bright. HAS to be BRIGHT. No dungeon houses for me. Then it goes from there. If it doesn't have these top 3, I don't move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Storage, storage, storage! A pantry, a coat closet, linen closet, and built-in closets in all bedrooms. Plus built-in shelves and cabinets in the garage. A great room, rather than separate living and family rooms. And the living area should be separate enough from the bedrooms that the TV or conversation doesn't bother anyone in the bedrooms. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) Here is the list I keep on my ipad. I live in a duplex my parents own. I need to move. So, I started a list so I had something to give to God;) Home wish & Prayer List Wood floors heated shop for Evan <-----the Mr woodstove in home two floors or seperate areas to spread out pantry area laundry room no tile anywhere nothing blue covered porch place to put shoes and coats when entering house safe yard away from heavy traffic bright and open yard sunny main living areas big windows new windows no blinds dishwasher homeschool room or area Edited April 30, 2011 by Hausunterricht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hausunterricht I had to laugh at your "nothing blue" I went to look at a house yesterday and every single room carpets and walls were powder blue, even the counters in the kitchen were blue. Now I like blue but not powder blue and dd and I both wanted to gag at all the blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I live in my parents duplex. I lived here as a teen and moved back a few years ago. There is blue tile and blue carpets. There is carpet in the bathrooms. what is worse is that the duplexes are almost identical. So, my parent's have the same thing. I will never live in blue again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I love my house but I do see us downgrading once the kids are gone. The only major difference would be only one floor. I am simple too old and worn out to hobble up and down the stairs anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Basement and a big yard with open space and a big tree so my DD can climb it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I don't care much about the interior; I figure I can configure or upgrade anything I want, if it's that important to me. What I do want most in a house is the one thing I can't really alter: location. I want to be on a small road, ideally a cul-de-sac but any non-thoroughfare would be fine. I'd like to be within walking or biking distance of a park or schoolyard (big grassy area to play) but not directly across the street from or backing up to either. I'd like to be on a roomy plot, but not so large as to require a major commitment in upkeep - maybe .75 to 1 acre, not too woody but not without some mature trees and landscaping. I can fix any house to my specifications, so long as the lot and location are right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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