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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How big is the house? Are the schools decent? Don't beat yourself up so much about where you bought. My husband does this frequently, and it gets frustrating. [/quote]

[b]2500 sq. ft. Dutch colonial which isn't my favorite look. Very small lot - 1/4 acre. Decent schools so at least that is a relief.[/b][/quote]

Funny, I love my battered 1920's Dutch colonial with about 1400 sq. ft.!!! Tiny closets! Humble look!
But darn cute.

I fell in love with my house in its neglected state.
We bought it 4 years ago as a fixer-upper (no one wanted it except a builder who planned to tear it down) in downtown Bethesda.
Sunk 150K into gutting the first floor, creating an open floor plan, new kitchen and powder room, and decorating exactly to our liking.
I know that it would all have been instantly worth it financially had we chosen relatively cheap fixtures and construction material, but no, everything is high-end and Greenguard certified (no off-gassing of toxins, etc). That's okay, I can wait a few more years for return on my investment.

Every day, I feel so HAPPY in my house. It's surprising to me how I seem to live very peacefully with the smallish space (we have 2 kids), the minuscule storage and various ailments of a nearly 100 year old house. 
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