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Did you buy a house you didn't love?
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I love my house now but didn't when we bought it. We bought a house in a sought after location, it's beautiful and close to the city, however the house needed a lot of work. We did most of the work before we moved in, because we didn't sell our previous home since it's in Old Town, and now it's a rental. You can change a house but you cannot change a neighbhorhood! A house is an investment after all, and location is everything.
We're almost finished with our house, the last big expense is an addition, which we're hoping will be next year. Even though our house is small (but so affordable), we treat our home as if it were worth 10M |
Anonymous
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I wouldn't say I loved my house when I bought it. It was more of a situation where it was the best of what we could find in our price range. There are certain thing that we will live without - I'll never have the big bedroom and big master bath. Like someone mentioned earlier we thought about the big addition but when we looked at the numbers and in this economy it wasn't worth the stress (time or money) of that sort of addition. I figure there will be 10 years when the kids will takeover the hall bath and we can't use their closet space - but after that it will just be DH and I in the house.
So anyway, I felt it was a solid decision - I wasn't overwhelmed with the amount of work that needed to be done. Nothing had been done in the last 20 years and what was done was on the cheap BUT I figured, at least it wasn't in the 50's or 70's and I could live with what was there until I could afford to fix it up. Now that DH and I are slowly getting things updated I am starting to love the house. It was a slow and steady love, not an immediate attraction. The biggest positives that helped nurture the feeling are the things that other people have mentioned - the close commute, the neighborhood (in this case the sidewalk and closeby school, feeling nestled in the neighborhood and not on the main street) and having a payment we can afford. |
Anonymous
| i didn't love my house when i bought it but i'm never the type of person to be "absolutely sure" about really big decisions. i had a last minute panic about it after i signed the papers, but that's typical of me too. now i love the location and the house but there are, of course, things i don't love...not having another bathroom, size of some of the rooms, being able to hear the neighbors sometimes. |
Anonymous
only one time, hated every minute of that house. Too small, too dark, too noisy. YUCK. But I never liked it to begin with. If you like the house you are buying and can make it something you love, why not. |
Anonymous
| I couldn't afford a house that I would love. I won't be able to afford a house i love next time around either. My ideal would be a single family cottage in Arlington, with crown moldings, a fireplace, and hardwood floors. What I got was a townhouse in Fairfax, with carpets and no molding or fireplace. I chose it over other townhouses because it had french doors and built-in bookcases/cabinets, and it was convenient to metro. I don't hate or dislike it, it's just not what I would have chosen. My next house will probably be another townhouse or a small, older single family house slightly farther out, which I'll choose based on the schools! I think in this area, you really have to compromise. I could probably find a house I'd love... if I were willing to live out in Manassas and commute in. Not worth it. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks everyone for your thoughts. We put in an offer and got the house! No, it's not "perfect" but it has so much of what we want, I know we'll be happy!
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