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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Not every two bedroom house has to be small. Seems to me like a 2-bedroom condo with a large living area, a pool, and the city right outside your front door would be fun for kids. And you know, if the kids/grandkids don't like it well, too bad. I'm working my ass off to provide for their education and a great life now. I think by the time I'm 65 I will have earned the right to live how I damn well please.
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+1  I think that once your children are "launched", you should live however you wish.  Many condos have guest rooms that can be rented.  We always used a condo room rental when visiting our parents.  It actually worked well . . . we all had our privacy.  And, how often will your kids visit anyway?  If they have a place, you can go visit them there.  Or you can all take a beach vacation together.  I would not sacrifice my lifestyle for the few times that they visit.  [/quote]

I agree everybody should 'live how they damn well please"... but we visited our in-laws about 6 times a year (they love the grandchildren).

So Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, 4th of July and 2 other random times.

Now they live in an apartment and we do not visit. It is not feasible for 6 (2 grandparents, us and our kids) adults to stay in a 2br apartment. There is nothing in the city we have not seen 3000 times. They are welcome to visit, but of course they don't want to visit, they are too set in their ways.

Personally I am happier, we have used those 6 opportunities to do what we want instead of visiting all the time, but they are sad and lonely and they do feel isolated. [/quote]

Agreed. It's about what you want in retirement though. If you want family to visit, you need a guest bedroom (or preferably 2!), if you just want to travel and see the city, get that city condo. [/quote]

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