Hello 4/3, How YOU doing?

lunarsongbird

Hello 4 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom House...How YOU doing?

Andrew and I have been doing some serious research on homes in the area.
We realize that in our price range that we wont be able to find a house with all the features we are looking for...

But just for giggles and insight...

What are ALL the features YOU would love to find in a home?

(P.S. I really really wanted to sleep in this morning, because I'm feeling that..."It's that time of the month and I'm achy and just want to comfort myself." But I couldn't sleep in because Andrew's mom ALWAYS smokes cigarettes at 6:45 AM in the morning...and it always wakes me up. I feel like I'm suffocating on smoke. ::sigh::)

Blue & White

1.  At least 3 bedrooms, would prefer 4
2.  At least 2.5 bathrooms
3.  3 car garage (or 2 car garage and woodworking shed in the backyard)
4.  Speaking of which, I want a backyard!  Like, property...)
5.  So I can plant a vegetable garden that's going to be amaaazing.
6.  I'd prefer a two-story place because I feel you can divide the house well that way (and I'd love a basement, but that's not very feasible for the two states we will probably live in)
7.  I want to own it.  Rental leases are driving me bonkers these days

I'm sure I have several more requirements.  Oh yea, I want an awesome kitchen and clean bathrooms (odd request, but I'd have trouble liking a place if the bathrooms weren't clean)

peekaboo2011

I'm a total renovation geek.  I grew up with my parents never being scared to knock out a wall or strip a room to the studs, so while I'm not completely capable of doing all of the work myself (and FI doesn't know how to do it either) YET, I'm pretty fearless.  Nothing a good saw and an instruction manual can't solve!!!  And now you can ask me why on earth you care?  Because every house that FI and I have looked at on the internet that we have decided needs NO work whatsoever costs...over $500,000.  In fact, closer to the 1.2 million range.  I have expensive tastes.

Most important for me, I think, is the kitchen.  I want the big kitchen with room to cook and entertain.  FI also wants an extra sunroom for him to turn into an Eagles room (not my living room, thankyouverymuch).  We want good closet space in our bedroom, and a decent sized room and bathroom master suite.  And a garage, for our handy things to go that we will own when I decide to demolish the kitchen and put my own countertops and tilework in.  

Hazel_B

Lunar, I felt very much the same way when I was looking for a house. Here you pretty much can't buy anything except condo style living for under $250K.


Hmmm, my wish list:
- beautiful kitchen - spacious, nice cabinets, possibly granite counters, stainless appliances.
- hardwood floors
- fireplace
- spa like bathrooms
- nice garage
- good size property
- short commute
- close to amenities
- good neighbours

I could seriously go on forever

swhite2012

FI and I are far from being able to buy a house, but I am an HGTV geek (being an architecture student doesn't help) and I love to peruse the realtor sites when I am bored. My wish list includes:

-Location: Close enough to a city to easily experience city life, but also with some space...

-Bedrooms/Bathrooms: 3 bed/2 bath. I absolutely want an ensuite master bath.

-Yard: Decent sized fenced (so no HOA that don't allow fences) yard is a must have for me because we dream of owning huskies =D

-Updated Kitchen: FI has an obsession with nice kitchens. I am also a fan! His family is Italian so he can make like gnocci and stuff from scratch which requires room to do so.

-Curb Appeal!!!

-Space to have an entertainment/sports room

Oh and all that for around 200,000 please?? Kthanx!

CCO2012

Our list:

2-3 bedrooms
1-2 bathrooms
A partially finished basement (at least waterproofed)
A decently larger kitchen
Wood burning fire place
Central A/C
Large backyard with a fence for the pups
A garage or carport

Swazzle

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_hello-43-doing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:7adf4353-c4fb-4432-9a1d-2324f482ad59Post:de19a2b9-fccb-4b08-b19e-51fceb24c895">Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing?</a>:
[QUOTE]Our list: 2-3 bedrooms 1-2 bathrooms A partially finished basement (at least waterproofed) A decently larger kitchen Wood burning fire place Central A/C Large backyard with a fence for the pups A garage or carport
Posted by CCO2012[/QUOTE]

<div>Exactly all of this for me also.</div><div>
</div><div>Oh. And I need a dishwasher because I'm sick of doing dishes by hand. </div>

Swazzle

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_hello-43-doing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:7adf4353-c4fb-4432-9a1d-2324f482ad59Post:9e75c832-b357-4d19-9b71-ecc08f451e9a">Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing? : WOOOOO!! Can I be friends with your FI?  My boyfriend is NOT an Eagles fan and it makes Sundays so hard during football season.  I guess that's what I get for moving to NY and living with my NY-raised BF. (At least he's a Jets fan and not a Giants fan.)
Posted by yaga13[/QUOTE]

<div>Aww I love that too! BF is a Dolphins fan & has a sports room in our apt now.  I have my Eagles foam hat in there & that's about it :(</div>

CASK85

4 bedrooms (or 3 + office)

2-3 bathrooms

One of the bedrooms + bathrooms in a master suite

two stories plus basement

0.5-1 acre of land

a deck or space to put one

great room (kitchen+dining+view into living room) aka: open floor plan

central heating and cooling

hardwood in the common areas, carpet in the bedrooms

good light

view of the mountains (we're moving to CO eventually) 

not in a development

ETA: I need to finish grad school so I can GTFO of this city and get this dream home I am now salivating over!

Elle1036

Location is the biggest thing for me. I think I could live in just about any dump if it was in a place I loved. So #1 on my list of wants is a home on the water. The rest of this is negotiable, but I'll include it anyway. 2. 4 bed/3 full baths 3. Separate shower and tub in the master bath. 4. Walk-in closets and ceiling fans in every bedroom. 5. Not a scrap of carpet in the place. Wood or stained concrete floors only. 6. One story, all brick exterior. 7. Vaulted ceilings. 8. Huge windows. 9. Big kitchen. Now how long will it be until I get these things?

kbb34

*3 bedrooms  and 2 1/2 bathrooms and a media room
*a house that isn't "cookie cutter" in my part of town all the houses are exactly the same, on like tiny lots really close together and the same thing over and over.  I want something that is more unique (NOT weird, but different from the others)
*glass doorknobs
*wainscoating in the entry foyer
*coffered ceilngs in the dining room
* at least a 1 car garage but preferably 2...bf deserves to put his car inside also haha
*Front porch or big deck on the back
*walk in closet for sure!

something like this...

sparkles88

I have real estate fever. All I want to do is save up money to put towards a nice house. But I think buying said house will be a bit far into the future, since BF has at least 4 more years of school to go.

I want a larger house, but not too big. I think something over 3,000 sq. ft. would probably be too big. A lot of the houses we liked in the listings were 2,000-2,500 and that would be more than okay, especially because we have no intentions of having children.

Overall, the features we're thinking about would be:
-3-4 bedrooms
-2-3 baths
-Lots of natural light
-Spacious kitchen, with neutral tones
-Decently sized yard, in case we would like to get a dog
-Luxurious master bedroom & bath (separate jacuzzi tub & shower, vanity area, etc)
-And most importantly...A swimming pool!

This is the house I am currently lusting over. It was built in the 70s, but I think it looks classy, without trying too hard. And it has a pool and spa!

[Deleted User]

oh my - I would love to buy a house right now! Sometimes I look online and BF gives me a hard time about it because "we're not quite there yet babe". I'm a little spoiled because my condo has vaulted ceilings, LARGE closets and the best view of the Rocky Mountains out of every window! I think picking a house will be hard for us when we get to that point...but here's what we'd like:

1. 4BR, 2 to 3BA
2. Full basement, doesn't have to be finished
3. Minimum 2-car garage
4. Large backyard...hopefully some trees
5. Mountain views
6. Nice sized deck or a wrap-around porch
7. Large kitchen with an island
8. Open floor plan
9. Gorgeous master bath with a claw-foot bathtub
10. Curb appeal

BF was in construction previously, so we're willing to "fix up" the right place. We don't want to end up with any major construction or non-liveable spaces...but painting and basic cosmetic stuff we'd be fine with.

Sorry to hear about the smoke Lunar. Sucks!

MLekathLEEN

3+ bed
2+ bath
Walk in closet
Master bath
Nice kitchen
Finished basement
Fensed yard for baby Ry Ry
Brick
2+ car garage
Not super close to neighbors.

FI wants enough land for a "fainting goat"....help me.

CCO2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing? : Exactly all of this for me also. Oh. And I need a dishwasher because I'm sick of doing dishes by hand. 
Posted by rdr716[/QUOTE]

Absolutely!!!

Beads921

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[QUOTE]3+ bed 2+ bath Walk in closet Master bath Nice kitchen Finished basement Fensed yard for baby Ry Ry Brick 2+ car garage Not super close to neighbors. <strong>FI wants enough land for a "fainting goat"....help me.
</strong>Posted by MLekathLEEN[/QUOTE]

Lol. That's something BF would want. He thinks those goats are hilarious.

Our yard is probably big enough, but not fully fenced.

[Deleted User]

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_hello-43-doing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:7adf4353-c4fb-4432-9a1d-2324f482ad59Post:610b19d9-7eaa-4b64-9a12-3bde95d2f5b1">Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing?</a>:
[QUOTE]3+ bed 2+ bath Walk in closet Master bath Nice kitchen Finished basement Fensed yard for baby Ry Ry Brick 2+ car garage Not super close to neighbors. FI wants enough land for a <strong>"fainting goat"....</strong>help me.
Posted by MLekathLEEN[/QUOTE]

I don't know what a "fainting goat" is...but we have a bar here in Denver that's named The Fainting Goat. lol.

Swazzle

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing? : We should get together for Eagles game this year, since football is back on.  There are some Philly bars in the city I haven't checked out yet.  
Posted by yaga13[/QUOTE]

<div>Definitely!!!!! I've never been to any of the Philly bars in the city but there's a bar in Hoboken that I've been to & is super fun for Eagles game.  We get a whole room all to ourselves & chant/sing the Fight Song after every TD!! I try to go to as many home games as I can, so far I'm only planning on the 1st game against the stinky Giants & since BF is a Dolphins fan I already booked our trip to Miami for that game. I am SOOOO excited for football, you have no idea!!! </div>

jaycee7389

FI and I talk about this all the time. Here is our list (that I can think of) in order of most important.

1. Large backyard/good for entertaining
2. The house can't be super close to our neighbors
3. Close to work
4. Good school district/neighborhood
5. 3-4 bedrooms
6. Minimum 2 car garage
7. Semi-open floor plan
8. A deck and pool or space to put them in
9. Large and open kitchen

Wish list, but not required
1. Vaulted ceilings
2. Large master suite and bathroom
3. Hardwood floors
4. Large open foyer
5. Woods or a lot of land
6. Neighbors that get along/do stuff together
7. Fireplaces
8. Huge windows

jemmini6

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing? : Lol. That's something BF would want. He thinks those goats are hilarious. Our yard is probably big enough, but not fully fenced.
Posted by Beads921[/QUOTE]


FI and I totally drove by a house this weekend that had a sign for "Pet Goats".  I told him we should totally get one so that he can live in the back yard and eat our grass so that we don't have to do yardwork.  We were going to name him Lawnmower...or if I was feeling cutesy, Mr Tumnus.  LOL.

Swazzle

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Hello 4/3, How YOU doing? : Really?  YES I'm there.  One of my grandlittles (ugh sorority talk, sorry) just moved to Hoboken, and I don't know if she's really into football all that much, but I could definitely get her to come out with me once or twice.  She's a fan of all things Philly as well.   I haven't been to a game, except one preseason game.  BF was talking about maybe getting tickets to see the Jets/Eagles in Philly, which would make my year.  
Posted by yaga13[/QUOTE]

<div>YGPM!!</div><div>
</div><div>Sorry for the threadjack!</div>

jemmini6

FI closed on his house literally 3 days before we met, and he did a great job.  Our current house is about 1700 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, great floorplan, nice enough finishes (we plan on changing the countertops at some point)  It's a great house and we'll probably live there until our kids start getting a little older (we aren't even planning on having kids for a few more years).  But once they get older, we'll definitely need more space.  So my wish list for our next home is:

-  about 2500 sq.ft.
-  4-5 bedrooms (kids, guestroom, office)
-  game room/play room so that the kids toys will be out of the living room
-  3 car garage
-  bigger backyard and maybe a pool
-  nice size kitchen w/ pantry
-  separate tub & shower in the master bath
-  big shower with 2 heads so we can take a shower together
-  bigger walk-in closet

bethsmiles

I'm late on this but I want to play too!

- at least 3 bedrooms (4 would be fine but we won't need more than that)
- 2 bathrooms
- a big yard
- 2 car garage
- in a good school district (ideally near an elementary school)
- large kitchen (with an island)

The house doesn't have to be our "perfect" dream house because we are project people. We like to have projects and would like to have room to make the house our own.

Peaseblossom55

ideally 

4 bedrooms ( 3 would be ok)

2 1/2 bathrooms

2 car garage

decent size yard

finished basement or one that could become finished

nice kitchen diswasher, oven, nice fridge, with lots of cabinets, and counter space

master bedroom w/ full bathroom with a spa like tub and and walk in closets

hardwood floors

I'd prefer to stay in the town Im in.  It's a great area

lilphillips14

One thing I really want is hardwood floors when I get a house. At the very least, hardwood/tile/etc in the kitchen and bathrooms where the most mess is made. I would love that. 

I'd love to live in the suburbs of a moderately big city like Washington D.C. or Boston one day. I love suburban homes. I always wanted one when I was a kid. 

I would like a house with a bedroom for each kid, which would probably be 2-3 bedrooms.

Other than that, I'm not too picky. As long as the roof doesn't leak on a regular basis and there's plenty of room, I'll be happy.

mymissingpuzzlepiece

Right now FI and I can't afford a house but we are looking to buy a townhouse closer to the beach in the mean time. Location is very important to us because we want to live close to the beach but not too far away from our family.

As far as our future home goes, I'd want:

1. A wrap-a-round porch
2. Curb appeal with fresh green lawn and a great backyard
3. 4-5 bedrooms
4. 2-3 bathrooms
5. Finished Basement
6. Updated kitchen with island
7. Centralized areas for family room, living room, kitchen and bedrooms, no meshed together rooms like the laundry room in the kitchen for example lol