Where do you live, how big is your house and how much is your mortgage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great Falls
8000 sq ft
$0 mortgage

hah this it the real show off joking, congrats

My husband gets all the credit But thank you.

Both of us would have gone smaller, but he wanted land near work and GF makes it difficult to buy in a neighborhood without building a BFH, which we needed to do so the basement wouldn't leak and cause mold issues.

BFH = more maintenance. Not sure it's always a plus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great Falls
8000 sq ft
$0 mortgage

hah this it the real show off joking, congrats

My husband gets all the credit But thank you.

Both of us would have gone smaller, but he wanted land near work and GF makes it difficult to buy in a neighborhood without building a BFH, which we needed to do so the basement wouldn't leak and cause mold issues.

BFH = more maintenance. Not sure it's always a plus?

I was with you until you said you needed a big house so the basement wouldn't leak. What?

[Anonymous]

Annandale
$2100/mo, all inclusive
2000 sq feet
Put 10% down on 30 yr mortgage in 2010

[Anonymous]

North Kensington, 1600sqft, $1270/month.

[Anonymous]

Ft. Hunt area of Alexandria (between the GW Parkway and Ft. Hunt Rd), 1,800 sq. ft. (including basement living space), and 0 mortgage payment. We plan to have addition in one or two more years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great Falls
8000 sq ft
$0 mortgage

hah this it the real show off joking, congrats

My husband gets all the credit But thank you.

Both of us would have gone smaller, but he wanted land near work and GF makes it difficult to buy in a neighborhood without building a BFH, which we needed to do so the basement wouldn't leak and cause mold issues.

BFH = more maintenance. Not sure it's always a plus?

I was with you until you said you needed a big house so the basement wouldn't leak. What?

I kind of see the logic because new homes have better basement waterproofing and mandatory code to avoid leaks.

[Anonymous]

St. Louis, Missouri. House in the burbs in a great school district.

2200 square feet - mortgage is $650 per month. With insurance and taxes, we pay $910 per month.

[Anonymous]

CCDC, 2600 Sq Ft, $4300.

[Anonymous]

McLean 2500sqft $900/mo mortage, $700/mo property tax

[Anonymous]

Springdale, MD 2000 sq ft plus a full basement. Pay $1700 a month.

[Anonymous]

CH, 3500, $2800

[Anonymous]

Olney, 2300 sq. ft., $2,400/mo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great Falls
8000 sq ft
$0 mortgage

hah this it the real show off joking, congrats

My husband gets all the credit But thank you.

Both of us would have gone smaller, but he wanted land near work and GF makes it difficult to buy in a neighborhood without building a BFH, which we needed to do so the basement wouldn't leak and cause mold issues.

BFH = more maintenance. Not sure it's always a plus?

I was with you until you said you needed a big house so the basement wouldn't leak. What?

Very asthmatic child. Trigger was wet mold. Really bad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great Falls
8000 sq ft
$0 mortgage

hah this it the real show off joking, congrats

My husband gets all the credit But thank you.

Both of us would have gone smaller, but he wanted land near work and GF makes it difficult to buy in a neighborhood without building a BFH, which we needed to do so the basement wouldn't leak and cause mold issues.

BFH = more maintenance. Not sure it's always a plus?

I was with you until you said you needed a big house so the basement wouldn't leak. What?

I kind of see the logic because new homes have better basement waterproofing and mandatory code to avoid leaks.

We had to bring in a waterproofing company to add a coating on underground structures, extra sump pump an proper French draining. Also put a. Air exchanger in with heating/cooling equipment and UV lights in ducts. BIG difference!

[Anonymous]

I'm still trying to follow the logic of "I need a big house to have a dry basement". You couldn't do a smaller house because it wouldn't fit into the neighborhood? Because all of the other new homes in GF are BFHs?