Not trolling,
but what's with all the negativity toward large tract homes? I don't get it.
Living in Houston (soon to move back to socal), homes out here are large and cheap. Its not uncommon to buy a new home in a good neighborhood for $50/sf. KB homes had some houses that were 3500sf for 160k. Lots typically are about 3-4x the size of houses, but its not uncommon to have acreage homes out here. It would seem logical that if someone could afford a larger home, wouldn't they want to live in a larger home? There's seems to be so much snickering and sneering at people that want to live in a house bigger than 3000sf. In Texas, those would be starter homes.
I got used to living in a modest (by Texas standard) 3700sf house and planning to move back to Socal in about 6 months. There's no way I can afford anything that's even comparable in Irvine. I'm trying to mentally prepare for the downsizing. Don't a family of 4 feel claustrophobic in a 1500sf home?
As an aside, I grew up in the Valley (sf) and lived in small apartments, and it didn't bother me because I didn't know better. But having lived in a larger house, it think it would be very difficult to downsize.
but what's with all the negativity toward large tract homes? I don't get it.
Living in Houston (soon to move back to socal), homes out here are large and cheap. Its not uncommon to buy a new home in a good neighborhood for $50/sf. KB homes had some houses that were 3500sf for 160k. Lots typically are about 3-4x the size of houses, but its not uncommon to have acreage homes out here. It would seem logical that if someone could afford a larger home, wouldn't they want to live in a larger home? There's seems to be so much snickering and sneering at people that want to live in a house bigger than 3000sf. In Texas, those would be starter homes.
I got used to living in a modest (by Texas standard) 3700sf house and planning to move back to Socal in about 6 months. There's no way I can afford anything that's even comparable in Irvine. I'm trying to mentally prepare for the downsizing. Don't a family of 4 feel claustrophobic in a 1500sf home?
As an aside, I grew up in the Valley (sf) and lived in small apartments, and it didn't bother me because I didn't know better. But having lived in a larger house, it think it would be very difficult to downsize.