House Hunting Sucks When...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are looking for a house now too! We live in my 1BD 1 BR condo and we arent going to try for kids until we move to a house. So we are in the process.

Remember, babies are small. They don't require a whole house to themselves.

No snark necessary pp. We want a home for a family. Really should not require you to post anything since you have nothing to do with our decision. But thanks.

It didn't read as snark to me. Also, remember that this is a discussion board, so people will respond as they like. No need to be rude to people who are trying to be helpful (I read the pp's response as trying to be helpful).

I think the fact that someone has to post that a baby does not need a house for themselves (which most people realize) shows that the nature of the post was not to be helpful in the slightest. Not sure how you even got a helpful inkling out of that response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are looking for a house now too! We live in my 1BD 1 BR condo and we arent going to try for kids until we move to a house. So we are in the process.

Remember, babies are small. They don't require a whole house to themselves.

No snark necessary pp. We want a home for a family. Really should not require you to post anything since you have nothing to do with our decision. But thanks.

It didn't read as snark to me. Also, remember that this is a discussion board, so people will respond as they like. No need to be rude to people who are trying to be helpful (I read the pp's response as trying to be helpful).

Where are all these a-hole Hall Monitors coming from? Former high school Queen Bees? Sheesh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are looking for a house now too! We live in my 1BD 1 BR condo and we arent going to try for kids until we move to a house. So we are in the process.

Remember, babies are small. They don't require a whole house to themselves.

No snark necessary pp. We want a home for a family. Really should not require you to post anything since you have nothing to do with our decision. But thanks.

NP. I don't think PP was trying to be snarky, just reminding that kids *in the baby stage* don't need a lot of room. We were in a 1b/1b until our 1st was ~8 months and then moved to a house. The house is perfect for our family now, but looking back the apt in the city was GREAT for the baby stage. She didn't need more space/a yard at that point, and it was wonderful to be able to simply put her in the stroller and go for long walks, get groceries, grab a coffee, etc. Especially since some babies HATE the car, it's really nice to have stuff in walking distance for those early months.

[Anonymous]

We got this comment a lot too when we were buying, as I'm currently pregnant with our first. It drove me nuts. No one else but YOU knows the space you need for you and your family.

Don't you mean want, not need?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed.
We are looking for actual yard space (not .10 acre) and 3/4 bedrooms <$500. Just near impossible to stay in the area we rent in (N Arlington). Sucks that I have to uproot my daycare, commute, etc. to find something I can afford (and want).

I know, I really want a 4 BR townhouse in Georgetown, and my budget is $800,000. It's ridiculous that I can't find what I want for the price I'm willing to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"If we can't sell for a decent price, we're stuck in a 2 BR TH. "

The.end.of.the.world.

I realize it's NOT the end of the world, but we never intended to be here this long. We really could use a yard and a little more space. I try not to let it get me down, but it is still frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I think the fact that someone has to post that a baby does not need a house for themselves (which most people realize) shows that the nature of the post was not to be helpful in the slightest. Not sure how you even got a helpful inkling out of that response.

Fine then, I will just read every post as if it has negative intent.

Dear 10:47,

What an absolute travesty that your future spawn will not have square foot upon square foot to romp through straight out of the womb.

You're in my prayers.

xoxo,
11:01/Hall Monitor

[Anonymous]

"I think the fact that someone has to post that a baby does not need a house for themselves (which most people realize....."

There is little evidence of common sense on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"If we can't sell for a decent price, we're stuck in a 2 BR TH. "

The.end.of.the.world.

I realize it's NOT the end of the world, but we never intended to be here this long. We really could use a yard and a little more space. I try not to let it get me down, but it is still frustrating.

Another DCUM princess.

[Anonymous]

Wow there are alot of mean mean women on here today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"If we can't sell for a decent price, we're stuck in a 2 BR TH. "

The.end.of.the.world.

I realize it's NOT the end of the world, but we never intended to be here this long. We really could use a yard and a little more space. I try not to let it get me down, but it is still frustrating.

Another DCUM princess.

Yawn, what an overused insult. I didn't see 11:03 as being a princess, and she even responded nicely to the person mocking her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"If we can't sell for a decent price, we're stuck in a 2 BR TH. "

The.end.of.the.world.

I realize it's NOT the end of the world, but we never intended to be here this long. We really could use a yard and a little more space. I try not to let it get me down, but it is still frustrating.

Another DCUM princess.

Yawn, what an overused insult. I didn't see 11:03 as being a princess, and she even responded nicely to the person mocking her.

thanks, I guess I'll just have to live with my way-too-small tiara Like Duchess Katherine - without the rich parents and the royal in-laws.

what gets me is that I bet the people mocking the posters in this thread are likely living in really nice homes that they bought way before the prices climbed, then fell.

Again, I realize things could be worse for us. I realize I should be thankful for what we do have. I just feel powerless when it comes to money right now. Paying our bills, but not making any forward progress.

[Anonymous]

OP-

I don't think the person who said that babies don't need too much space was trying to be snarky. So, I wouldn't take offense. In fact, I think there is a lot of sense to that comment and here is why.

I was in your shoes a year ago--moving from a 2BR TH in a really nice area, searching for a SFH under $600K and pregnant. I was hell-bent on finding a house that we could stay in forever in a great school district. But, then a friend of mine told me her story and it changed my perspective. She said that she looked at her first SFH as a stepping stone into the one that you will end up in for the long-term. Little kids don't need big bedrooms or huge yards and as long as you have a good elementary school, you can worry about high school later. So, that's what we did. We found a great SFH in North Kensington with enough bedrooms for as many kids as we plan to have (two) plus another one for guests/office. The third bedroom is a little small but I figure we will probably move in the next 7-8 years so by the time our youngest is 3-4, we'll upgrade. The high school is not great but the elementary school is pretty well-rated and the high school is getting better. And our house was less than $450K and recently gutted and renovated with brand-new everything--floors, windows, appliances, bathrooms, etc.

Its not my dream house because I would like a bigger master bedroom and kitchen but I figure that we can stay here for a few years and when we can more easily afford it, we will move into our long-term house. Our mortgage is really affordable and if something were to happen to one of our jobs, we could afford to live on one salary (barely but for a few months). Now, we are not close into DC but the Metro is easily accessible and there is lots of shopping within a mile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good luck! It sucks even more when you are selling and buying at the same time, and are waiting for your current house to go under contract until anyone will even consider an offer without a contingency on a home sale. It also sucks even more when you are losing money on your current property (as in actually paying out $$$ to sell) but are left with no other option because you can't even rent it for the amount of your mortgage. Sorry, just had to vent -- we just went through us, and are luckily all settled and happy in our new home and free of the previous home.

Just curious, why sell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I think the fact that someone has to post that a baby does not need a house for themselves (which most people realize) shows that the nature of the post was not to be helpful in the slightest. Not sure how you even got a helpful inkling out of that response.

Fine then, I will just read every post as if it has negative intent.

Dear 10:47,

What an absolute travesty that your future spawn will not have square foot upon square foot to romp through straight out of the womb.

You're in my prayers.

xoxo,
11:01/Hall Monitor

You are not funny, you are not whitty, you are mean. Calling someones future child a spawn for no reason? Completely unecessary and just plain wrong for an adult to even say. You got called out for being rude on a discussion on people buying homes for their future families and now are acting like a child bc you were trolling around looking to pick a fight. Grow up.