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[UK_D]

I live in a box.. Its pretty big though, I mean I can fit a PC in it....  

[hagetaka]

back in the same room i grew up in, but, yea this is home....

[suburban george3]

Single Family home just inside the city limits.  Close proximity to major highways, important to me because I drive all over the East Coast with work.  Still close to major shopping districts and the downtown area.  

[FromCityToRural]

Single family home. Owned.

[dpbaker]

Duplex, rent.

[Gard]

Single Family Home, Owned.

[urbanvb]

I am buying a SFH in the burbs. Never thought I would end up here. Now only if I could move the house a few miles toward our fledgling downtown...  

[The Voice of Reason]

Selling a very nice little townhome style condo and buying a historic SFH.


I am psyched as all hell, but kind of bummed that I am going to lose a ton of walkability.  

I do however gain over 2000SF and a lawn among other things.  I will always love and miss this condo however.  

Here is what I have to look forward to however.  damn near my dream house

[thegryseone]

A house actually. Are you at USC (the less prestigious one) Spartan? I've been there (and we'll just leave it at that).

[JDC]

I'm surprised there are so many here who live in single family homes!

My fiancee bought a warehouse loft in our early twenties, sold it in our mid twenties, and now in our late twenties, we rent the first floor of a duplex.

[Neo]

JDC, on 08 February 2010 - 05:06 PM, said:

I'm surprised there are so many here who live in single family homes!

Interesting isn't it? Most of us live in single-family homes yet actively participate on a forum for the better of the urban environment. I will defend myself a little in saying that my wife feels a huge need to have a lawn and space between the next house. It wouldn't bother me one bit to move into a condo with no yard, garage, etc. In fact, I prefer it having experienced that lifestyle in Chicago. Perhaps later in life we can pursue my dream of living in a space not so dependent on personal transportation.

[The Voice of Reason]

Neo, on 08 February 2010 - 05:24 PM, said:

Interesting isn't it? Most of us live in single-family homes yet actively participate on a forum for the better of the urban environment. I will defend myself a little in saying that my wife feels a huge need to have a lawn and space between the next house. It wouldn't bother me one bit to move into a condo with no yard, garage, etc. In fact, I prefer it having experienced that lifestyle in Chicago. Perhaps later in life we can pursue my dream of living in a space not so dependent on personal transportation.

I can say the same for me.  but add this.

most of America is still very un-urban.  its based around the suburbs and the whole white picket fence.  for example here in Greater hartford, there is almost no ability for urban living if you plan on owning.  you can do the urban living if you rent, but there is just a fledgling urban community here.  I think in its essence this is why so many of us contribute.  If Hartford had say 1000 more housing units downtown, my wife might consider buying downtown. but its a frontier right now.  heck, right now I would not buy downtown because i have almost no options, and I would not rent.  also there is not really a low/mid rise part of the city that is not 95% section 8.  some day though...  

so in order to own I go to an inner suburb.  we looked in the small part of the city thats nice, safe, walkability and all that, but its such a limited market, and we would have had the exact same thing as I got, but smaller, just as long as a commute, no yard, crazy taxes, and Id still need to drive just as much as I do now.  so I figured a seven mile commute for me and a 14 mile commute for the wife was as good as we could get given the circumstances.  but maybe someday, hopefully before we get old, we will have the opportunity to buy a sweet condo with a view in the heart of some downtown.

[Jacque]

I was thinking of living in a car... hmm. Still thinking of the design though. laughs.