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[quote=Anonymous]My in laws had a 7000 square foot home that was very open and light.  Had a separate indoor lap pool, sauna, and gym (separate from house for various reasons) first floor primary bedroom.  Three bedrooms upstairs including another primary, huge office, two family rooms, sunroom, dining room, large open kitchen, three car garage, and huge basement.  The area above the garage wasn’t built out and when they recently sold the house the new owners added on there!  It didn’t seem huge but they had a really nice floor plan and layout.  They custom built it, so didn’t buy it directly from a developer.

They had a family of 4.  Most holidays were there because they had the space.  My spouse speaks about how all schools kids congregated at their home because of the space.  They also had land that backed onto protected park which was really nice.  They had extra large hallways because one of my in laws had medical issues and they weren’t sure if they would need a wheelchair down the line, fortunately they haven’t, but they built it 30 years ago in case they needed it later.  They also updated kitchen and all baths, windows  within the last 5-7 years before they sold the home.  My in laws actually wanted us to buy it, but it was out if our price range when they sold and seemed like too much house.

My FIL grew up in a very small 800 square foot home with one bathroom and many siblings so he had always wanted a big home.  They recently “downsized” to a 4000 square foot home with first and second floor primary.  I don’t know why two people need 4000 square feet but that is what works for them!

They do comment on how small our home is.  We live in 2000 square feet, but we are in a walkable area (they have always lived in the burbs where you have to drive everywhere) and can easily walk or bike to restaurants, etc. would I like an extra 500-1000 square feet, sure, but I do not need 5000 more!!  [/quote]

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