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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]which are just "if I had the perfect house" which for most of us isn't going to happen. ... Really? Get a house in a good location where the commute isnt soul sucking and where you would send your kids to the school (assuming no private). Everything else is just gravy.[/quote]

This is pretty subjective and depends on each individual's lifestyle and preferences. We cared more about the yard than the house. We could have bought a bigger fancier house on a tint lot near a playground but opted for an older less exciting house on a great lot. When the kids were infants and toddlers I used to think that the yard was a waste but now that they are in elementary school, we would die without the yard. Its a quiet, safe neighborhood, the yard is fenced and the kids can play outside by themselves. If we were in the tony lot/walk to a close playground situation I would need to be going with them whenever they wanted to play outside. The level of physical activity, outdoor time, and no stress/easy playdates the the yard facilitates is very valuable to us.[/quote]

Right - that's exactly my point!  The part of my post that you quoted is the only thing that I've heard friends consistently say.  Good schools, under an hour commute.  People who bought in bad school areas are all trying to move and/or totally scrimping to come up with private school (obviously I'm talking about people who were/are planning on public - if you're a private school person anyway, this does not apply).  People with, as I said, soul-sucking commutes seem to be miserable and trying anything to reduce the commute.   Other than that, exactly the stuff that you said happens - we never use our yard, you would "die" without it!  It's really hard to say what any one person is going to like, because it, as you said "is pretty subjective and depends on each individual's lifestyle and preferences."[/quote]

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