Retirees buying 4,000 sq ft houses?

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Anonymous wrote:I had a small house 1,300 when kids little. Three kids and lived there 18 years. I now have a big house. I need the big house more now.

My three kids will be visiting with spouses and grandkids. They need a place to stay over.

Kids today are not taking over holidays. My neighbor has a 7,000 sf and five grown kids 20-33. None are married. Only one lives at home. Every holiday there are 7-9 cars in driveway as they all come

How many holidays are there in a year? There's two, possibly three times out of the year when you'd be hosting holiday gatherings. I find it amusing people want to rattle around great big barns for the sake of a few holidays a year.

Xmas
Thanksgiving
Easter
New years
8 birthdays
4th of July
Baby showers
Bridal showers
Christenings
1st communion
Confirmation
Graduations
Sunday dinner every other week
Super Bowl party
Get together just because

Only five out of the long list of events are holidays. I guess your kids don't share the holidays with their inlaws? Most of the events on your list also don't require multiple days/staying overnight.

It's great you must have a family that likes to celebrate but most people manage to celebrate in smaller houses. Do what you want, but it's not a requirement to have 7k sqft to have parties.

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Anonymous wrote:My GenX friend who still has another 10 to 15 years to work just built a $2.5M home in Arlington for his wife and 2 year old child. The house is 6,000 sq ft, so that's 2,000 sq ft per person.

I'm also GenX, but single with no kids. I just upgraded from a 1BR 500 sq ft rental to a 2BR 2BA 1,000 sq ft condo. I'm single, so I feel that 1,000 sq ft is luxurious for one person.

Arlington 6k sqft is really going to be 3500k sqft above ground plus finished basement no one uses plus garage. Not entirely unrealistic nor extravagant for a family of three, although agree it's a good sized house.

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Anonymous wrote:No longer the appropriate time of life to be hosting family events, not on a regular basis. Pass the baton, and the control, to the next generation. They should be living in the bigger houses. If they have a family, they need the bigger homes.

I have no idea why anyone thinks that millennials are entitled. Crazy.

My friend, if you want to be the one to host, buy the big house and offer to host. What, you can’t afford it? Then perhaps you should be grateful that mommy and daddy are offering to do the hosting.

I know you think you “should” have the bigger house because you “need” it, but you get what you work for in this life, sunshine. Whining about how you deserve more ain’t gonna get you nowhere.

It's not that Millennials are entitled. It's that Boomers had it a lot easier and had a lot more than Gen X, Millennials, or Gen Z at every life milestone. And the worst part? Boomers can't even be a little bit humble about it or pay it forward - e.g., "why do I have to pay full freight property taxes? I don't even use the schools anymore!"

So yeah, you get to host the f#cking dinner. You have the assets and the space, while your grown kids pay $5-6K per month for childcare. And if you have opinions about whether Isabelle should attend K-12 private school, please tell us where to find $35K per year.

Sorry you had boomer parents who fit your description and made you feel less than. I don't know anyone like that.

I’m GenX and have plenty of friends and family who are technically Boomers. I have never known any Boomers like this either and frankly, I have never met one of these Boomers who have had it as easy as claimed or are as wealthy as people keep stating. All the Boomers I know came from the school of hard knocks and had to work hard for everything they have and sacrificed along the way. None had these beautiful large new homes when raising their families and I don’t begrudge them now if they can afford one as empty nesters.

[Anonymous]

I don't see why it is anyone's business why people choose to buy a home. It's shocking some of you think you ought to have a say in this. MYOB.

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No longer the appropriate time of life to be hosting family events, not on a regular basis. Pass the baton, and the control, to the next generation. They should be living in the bigger houses. If they have a family, they need the bigger homes

I'm thisl poster. I'm 60 with married kids and grandchildren.

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Anonymous wrote:boomer selfishness and greed, awful generation

I'd argue it's more Boomer insecurity and need to prove something to the Joneses. They never figured out how to find their self-worth in something other than consuming and the status hamster wheel, or even who they are. I'd also argue that rampant consumerism stems from American isolation and disconnection. They think the bigger house and fancier car will make others finally love and include them.

Man the jealousy and stupidity is sooooo thick with you guys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see why it is anyone's business why people choose to buy a home. It's shocking some of you think you ought to have a say in this. MYOB.

It's really sad that anyone thinks their opinion might matter.

Why do they buy these houses? Because they want to.

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My one friend has a detached 4,000 sf garage

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Anonymous wrote:My one friend has a detached 4,000 sf garage

Car collection?

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Anonymous wrote:We are retired currently working with builder on a custom 6000sq ft ranch home in Fairfax. We are retired, not “dead”. Need room to entertain, children, grandchildren, etc.

Holy grail poster here. Would love to see what you come up with. My new house porn. 😉

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:boomer selfishness and greed, awful generation

I'd argue it's more Boomer insecurity and need to prove something to the Joneses. They never figured out how to find their self-worth in something other than consuming and the status hamster wheel, or even who they are. I'd also argue that rampant consumerism stems from American isolation and disconnection. They think the bigger house and fancier car will make others finally love and include them.

Man the jealousy and stupidity is sooooo thick with you guys.

x10000

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Anonymous wrote:My one friend has a detached 4,000 sf garage

Car collection?

Man cave.

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There is a 20,000 sf house in Potomac owned by a single rich guy who uses it for orgies and wild parties. To each his own

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They can afford it and they have delusions that if they had a big enough house, all their kids and grandkids would spend every holiday with them.

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Build it and they will come
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