[Konabumm]

Time to buy a house, I have a few here that I like. Which one would you buy?

House 1 (not much land but great place for the kids)

House two (Family lives down the street - ok land - good for kids)

House three (Great land - energy efficient - great garage)

Just curious what other people think

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

3


4567

 

[Pesqueeb]

Why is this room lined with tinfoil? Buying from Renegade Rick?

 

[I Are Baboon]

In order: 3, 1, 2. And 3 & 1 are close. All are out of my price range though.

I like that #3 has that in-law apartment in the back for the MIL to live in when the time comes.

 

[Konabumm]

Why is this room lined with tinfoil? Buying from Renegade Rick?

It's an insulated attic

 

[eaterofdog]

 

[kickstand]

I didn't look at either of the houses you linked. But I will tell you this, I moved into a nice neighborhood with a bigger yard.....no kids in our neighborhood, so my son has this great big yard to play in, and a great safe neighborhood to ride his bike around, but no friends to enjoy it all with.

I regret that the most of all the factors in my purchase.

 

[Konabumm]

In order: 3, 1, 2. And 3 & 1 are close. All are out of my price range though.

I like that #3 has that in-law apartment in the back for the MIL to live in when the time comes.

My daughter (15months) didn't want to leave that little playhouse. Very mad at daddy for taking her out.

 

[stevew]

how many kids do you have?

 

[Konabumm]

I didn't look at either of the houses you linked. But I will tell you this, I moved into a nice neighborhood with a bigger yard.....no kids in our neighborhood, so my son has this great big yard to play in, and a great safe neighborhood to ride his bike around, but no friends to enjoy it all with.

I regret that the most of all the factors in my purchase.

that is my #1 concern - I'm hoping to go around the hood of house three and talk to a few people and see if there are any kids around.

 

[Konabumm]

how many kids do you have?

6y/o boy
15month little girl

 

[clarkenstein]

three then a very close one, and two a no purely based on the house. cleaning the leaves up on #1 looks like a never-ending job.

i have kids too - make sure you really factor them in. a boring place (like where i grew up) can really suck. until you discover pot.

 

[stevew]

speaking from experience....steep driveways on the east coast in the winter are not fun.....i would exclude #1.

although it doesn't look that long....

 

[skibunny24]

#3!!! I'm in love with it.

 

[kazlx]

I like 3.

 

[stoney]

3. But the spread on price is pretty drastic. Everybody is right about the kids thing is big. Local schools is a huge factor too, especially if you plan on being there for a while.

 

[Konabumm]

3. But the spread on price is pretty drastic. Everybody is right about the kids thing is big. Local schools is a huge factor too, especially if you plan on being there for a while.

yeah part of the reason for buying one of these homes it to get the kids into the best school district.

 

[Da Peach]

You can buy all 3 for what they would cost in Vancouver... Insane.

I think I liked #3.

 

[stevew]

the second house we lived in in virgina was similar to #3....change the garage to living space....add a addition the same size as the garage to the other end....separate garage in back with breezeway....full basement....on 10 acres...i miss that house.

 

[dump]

Those town names are confused.

 

[Westy]

speaking from experience....steep driveways on the east coast in the winter are not fun.....i would exclude #1.

although it doesn't look that long....

Houses with the garage as the most prominent frontal feature are architectural abominations.

 

[dogwonder]

Go to Delaware. Drink Dogfishhead all day. Live in peace.

 

[Konabumm]

Houses with the garage as the most prominent frontal feature are architectural abominations.

I hate you! Now I can't stop looking at the F$cking garage

 

[C.P.]

I'm a boat owner, so house #3 looks good. it appears to be near some access to Patuxent River Mouth (and by default - Chesapeake Bay). Does it have any access rights to a boat ramp or portion of waterfront?

 

[insanitylevel9]

you get use to them and if you salt and keep them clear your fine. my drive way is a good 600-700 feet and insanely steep..... only one car went down it sideways

speaking from experience....steep driveways on the east coast in the winter are not fun.....i would exclude #1.

although it doesn't look that long....

i voted number to because the house seems to have the most open floor plan.

 

[bean]

Houses with the garage as the most prominent frontal feature are architectural abominations.

Aesthetically, all three options are pretty unpleasant.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Aesthetically, all three options are pretty unpleasant.

House 3 looks weird without shutters, though there are so many windows and they are so close together it would look even more weirderer with them I bet.

 

[bean]

Aesthetically, all three options are pretty unpleasant.

I should say that I'm incredibly picky about all design related things, dislike virtually all suburban-type architecture, and don't particularly care for the outside appearance of my own house.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

I should say that I'm incredibly picky about all design related things, dislike virtually all suburban-type architecture, and don't particularly care for the outside appearance of my own house.

This was a favorite book of mine as a little kid......your username plus what you just described makes it eerily appropriate:

 

[bean]

This was a favorite book of mine as a little kid......your username plus what you just described makes it eerily appropriate:

I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but I'll assume it's at my expense.

 

[ICEBALL585]

Damn those houses are big.

I liked 2 mainly cause of the pool.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but I'll assume it's at my expense.

Book about a guy who lived on a street where all the houses were identical, seagull flew over and dropped a can of orange paint on his roof. Rather than remove the paint, he went nuts and painted/decorated his house/lawn to be wildly different and stand out from everyone else. His name was Mr. Plumbean.

 

[stevew]

you get use to them and if you salt and keep them clear your fine. my drive way is a good 600-700 feet and insanely steep..... only one car went down it sideways

the driveway to our first house in virginia totaled two UPS trucks.

 

[bean]

Book about a guy who lived on a street where all the houses were identical, seagull flew over and dropped a can of orange paint on his roof. Rather than remove the paint, he went nuts and painted/decorated his house/lawn to be wildly different and stand out from everyone else. His name was Mr. Plumbean.

Ah. Not too far off.

 

[Westy]

I hate you! Now I can't stop looking at the F$cking garage

Two car garage with attached 3 bedroom house.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Two car garage with attached 3 bedroom house.

eh hem......4

 

[johnbryanpeters]

No. No. No. Ergo, bacon.

 

[-BB-]

3, 2, 1...

 

[Westy]

eh hem......4

If this is going to be Mancil's house I am sure one of the bedrooms will be converted to a private place where he can FAP to high-school girls on the internet.

 

[X3pilot]

Dude, you need to come up to Mechanicsville, look in Ben Oaks. Elementary school is less than 1 mile up the street, Chopticon high school for future, way better than Great Mills or Leonardtown, IMO.