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  1. 02-10-2010, 01:24 AM #1
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    Hey guys, if you had a choice of building your dream home in the 6,000 SQFT range, would you build in a neighborhood of similar sized houses or would you buy a couple of acres and build on it. Trying to make up my mind.
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    Do you have children?

    With children, I think the neighborhood would be a better choice.

    Also depends on how much "free time" you have away from your career to enjoy the "estate".
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    Yep 2 little boys. By estate, I mean at most 2 acres. Riding mower is a must no matter what I get.
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    I'd always prefer the 2 acre route. Not sure how it is in your areas, but we have some very nice areas which have 1.5-3 acre lots which are still "neighborhoods". That would be ideal. In the end, if you have a house you are happy with, and a yard that is usable, I think you'll be happy in either scenario.

    With kids, I think having other kids around in the neighborhood is important..
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    Get some land.
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    I hate seeing 300+k dollar houses laid out like downtown, with buildings that can be joined with an ironing board.
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    it would depend on the lot of both (how private vs how far it is from everything)
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    Buy land, god ain't makin' any more of it.
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    I love land and being able to go outside and work the yard. At the same time, when I didn't have such a yard, leaving town was much easier.
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    you want to have that 2 aces...for the kids, future house expansion growth, pool, pool house...you did say this was gonna be dream house, you don't wanna have to move a few years after building it
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