Owning a big house sucks. amirite?

I really need to get rich.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

4500 sq/ft checking in without including a 600 sq/ft basement. I couldn't disagree more. I have a pool table room and sunroom with projector. Spare bedrooms and bathrooms for guests it's great.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

That sounds like hell to clean.

by april52 1 week ago

It's glutinous. Oversized single-family homes aren't the norm for the middle class in most countries.

by Kleinalayna 1 week ago

I don't think they're the norm here either (America). Especially for my generation who mostly can't afford to buy a house at all. But it seems like everyone wants that size home and I don't get why

by Trick-Network 1 week ago

??? That's just what they build here. Any housing development in any city in the continental US is going to look very very similar. Wtf are people supposed to say, "here's a perfectly good house, in my price range, where I want to live, but naw, it's too glutinous. You are making it sound like middle class people are having multiple vacation homes they visit once a year.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I think a lot of what people envy isn't necessarily the exact size of the house itself, but the financial position that typically accompanies it. Obviously that varies based off family size/# of people living there, location/cost of living, etc. Many people's envy is also probably more about having purchased the house in question during times when the housing market wasn't completely out of control and other similar reasons, too.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

That's fair. I don't want a mansion but I definitely wish I could afford one

by Trick-Network 1 week ago

I live in an RV as of recently and the general reaction I get is "oh you poor thing can't afford a house?" Or "I could never live like that" It's really bizarre imo. I really don't understand why people obsess over having so much space I mean my home has everything a regular house has with the benefit of I actually own it and I can "move" anywhere I want without actually moving. I love the tiny home life. Minimal cleaning, way less waste, and to me the smaller rooms are so cozy and comforting. If I could afford a mansion I would probably still choose to just get a nicer rv.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

100% agree. My place is about the same size, which is an average family home in the US, but it's huge for one person. Furnishing isn't an issue, cleaning is. That is a lot of house to maintain assuming you like your place to stay neat.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Dusting becomes a daily workout in those big ass houses.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Depends on how many people live there. I lived in a ~3,000ft2 house, with 5 other people. The six of us all pitched in to keep it clean, so it wasn't bad at all. I'd much rather have too much room than too little. I've also lived in a cramped house where we had to convert the dining area into a bedroom and fit two of my brothers in there. You couldn't move in that house without bumping into someone.

by bashiriangissel 1 week ago

My husband and I have a house that is really too big for just us and the cat. We got a great deal on it in a nice country setting. We completely redid the whole house. Every single room. We love it here. Is it too much house for us? Yes, but we each have our own bathroom which is really nice! We have talked about it and if we sold, we would have to buy less house for way more than we paid for this one and the interest rates are way higher. So we are pretty much stuck here, even if we wanted to leave.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

My parents-in-law kept their larger house probably because they wanted to host kids and grandkids, especially during the holidays. It was their B&B for the family. Plus my father-in-law enjoyed keeping up the garden and yard. It was a nice place to visit and fun to see the in-laws.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

No one can afford a big house anymore lol

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Don't forget about the increase in heating cooling and other bills

by Mother-Mushroom-3980 1 week ago

America. I have friends with 4k+ square foot houses. It's insane

by Trick-Network 1 week ago

The average house size in the UK is 950 square feet. Spain is 1050, Japan 1025, 980 in Germany. You are the problem.

by Rare_Application1553 1 week ago