Mini Floridian Remodel
Discussion
CharlesElliott said:
It is just the draw of a community that is driving the move? You don't seem to be someone that is afraid of being hands on??
Honestly, no. Not at all. I'm not sure I'm really a "community" type of person!We came to the realization (with the assistance of COIVD!!) that we needed to sell the home. The size (3,000 sqft) is nice however the configuration of rooms etc no longer worked for us with our increased family size, enforced working from home, live-in help for the kids etc etc etc. We either needed a larger home or a smaller home and an office.
The house sale market in the last 6 months or so has been bonkers. We have less than 15% of the listings we usually have on the market here. That has meant that financially, we have done reasonably well out of our house, however on the flip side, finding the next place to live has been super tough.
I have my eye on another home. It is a much more extensive remodel than this one and would not be suitable for 2 toddlers to move into. The seller is also flakey and hard to pin down and get the home under contract. While if it was just my wife and I, we could live in an RV for a couple of months...with 2 little ones...nope!
The rental market has also hotted up as well which makes finding a rental tough as a stop-gap until we can either buy this remodel and get it done or buy some land and get something built. I found a small rental in a community. It's obscenely expensive but it works out cheaper than me buying something overpriced in 30 days to put a roof over my kids' heads. Fortunately, down here the rents typically include property taxes and HOA fees.
I'm also trying to be a positive person - hence the comment like "Yay! We get to experience a HOA community"
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