Thoughts on.....

trouillard · March 2012

A two bedroom house? It's a decent sized house, but it's only 2 bedrooms. The 2 bedrooms are both great sizes and both have great closet space, but I always thought I would definitely want at least 3 bedrooms.

Would you buy a 2 bedroom house? It's only DH and I right now, but our 5 year plan would include starting a family (no more than 2 children).

While I am going there, what are your thought on opposite sex children sharing a bedroom, if that's where our future brings us.....

Thanks ladies!

Sisugal · March 2012

I would hold out for a nice 3 bedroom. Buying a house now with the idea of selling in the future is a real gamble. The current recommendation is to stay in your house for 7-10 years just to recoup your buying and selling costs -- no guarantee there would be equity.

Keep looking.

kaylie622 · March 2012

We're on a similar track (probably starting in 3-4 years, no more than 2 kids) and we went for four. We thought about three, but didn't want to be cramped. I don't think we would have considered two bedrooms in any circumstances.

We live in the northeast where rentals and houses are pricey, so I know of people who have opposite sex children sharing rooms with no problems.

LarissaB · March 2012

We debated the same thing. We've been looking at 3 bedrooms houses but we stopped at an open house, not realizing it was 2 bdrm. From the outside it looked like the same style as many of the other 3 bdrm houses we were looking at in the neighborhood. The reason it looked like the 3 bdrm style but is 2 bdrm is that both bedrooms are slightly bigger, they both had HUGE walk-in closets and the master bath was stunning with a whirlpool tub and shower stall. The bathroom and closets had me reconsidering the whole 3 bdrm thing but my husband I think has talked me out of it basically with the same facts that while it's just us now, we are hoping to start a family in the next 2-3 and 2 bedrooms really wouldn't work and we'd out grow it way too quickly.

CCinLove · March 2012

I would never buy a 2 bedroom home if I had plans to start a family, unless I lived someplace like NYC where it would be cost prohibitive to get another bedroom. I'm actually okay with children of different genders sharing a room, but my problem would be with an infant and toddler sharing a room. Most babies wake up several times a night, and I wouldn't want to deal with the older child being up as well. I suppose you could put the baby in your room until it sleeps through the night, but that isn't something I prefer to do past the first couple of months.

Also, you'll take a hit on resale. If this is a family friendly neighborhood, most people won't be looking for 2 bedrooms.

Justinlove · March 2012

My first home was in a neighborhood of starter homes. Some were 2br, others 3br. The 3br sell very quickly while the 2br sit on the market for a while. I was single and did not consider 2br.

bwralc · March 2012

Exactly what everyone else has said. I have a friend stuck with a 2 bedroom she can't get rid of. Unless your budget doesn't allow for 3 bedrooms I would definitely steer clear. Also you are then competing with apartments and condos which are often 2 bedroom.

ungraceful13 · March 2012

We wouldn't have looked at a 2 bedroom house. We wanted an office and a bedroom for kids. We bought a 4 bedroom house and have a guest bedroom, office, and an empty room for a future kid. I wouldn't want different sex kids sharing a room.

Juris11 · March 2012

The house we are currently living in is a two bedroom. It is my grandmother's, but she is living with my parents because her health is not good. It is a nice little house that she purchased when my grandpa died. But even for the two of us, it is cramped. It has been nice to live there, maintain it and save some money, but I would never buy one for us starting out. We are only planning on one child, several years down the road, but what about guests, etc.? I would hold out for a three bedroom.

srs5624 · March 2012

I have a two bedroom house. H and I bought it assuming we would have 1 kid. It has two master bedrooms, so it's really nice for the three of us.

My development is a family development (eleventy-billion kids running around outside at all times) of just under 500 townhouses. Half are 2 bedroom and the other half are 3 bedroom. Every house has a potential 3rd or 4th bedroom in the basement.

My next-door neighbors have 2 adults, 1 child, 2 dogs, 2 cats, a ferret and a rabbit in a two bedroom. The other next-door neighbor has 2 adults and 3 kids in a 2 bedroom. Across the street has 2 adults and 7 kids in a two bedroom.

Re-sale doesn't seem to be a problem for us.

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