Originally Posted By LadyKluck We rent a home on approx. 5 acres. It works for us right now. We have tons of space compared to our last house! I really hope to own a home someday. The one thing I hate most about renting is not being able to CHANGE anything about the house. The bathroom needs to be remodeled something fierce & while I do love doing the work, it drives me nuts that I don't get to make hardly any of the decisions about what goes into it.
Originally Posted By LuLu I have a house in a solid middle-class neighborhood. After the husband moved out, and later the kid, I divided up my space so I have 2 renters with separate entrances. It's ideal. I love my yard, my french doors that let the outside in, and working at home (I turned my dining room into an office). I love my neighbors. I'm surrounded by teachers, a carpenter, a fireman, and two restaurant owners (Chinese on one side, Mexican across the street). It's a cool mix.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 I bet your neighborhood must smell wonderful when those folks start cooking
Originally Posted By LadyKluck The last time I lived in an apartment we had an Indian family below us & and a Chinese family across the hall. It was wonderful! LOL!
Originally Posted By ophellia A huge house with room mates that I love...we're a little family...separate, yet together...and money wise it makes us all happy...
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i live in a house with my family. its me, my younger brother, my sister and her husband and two daughters, my mom and stepdad. its like an episode of full house but with more drama than comedy
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I rent rooms from my Dad in the house I grew up in. It's not ideal, but the rent is cheap and it allows me to save for vacations (and retirement). In this town it would cost me almost 2 or 3 times as much to live in a 2 bedroom appartment.
Originally Posted By LVBelle We bought a house right after the kid was born. It was just the right size for us then, now it seems a bit too small. We would move but we bought at just the worst time and now owe more than it's worth. And we can't stand our neighbors. One has a rooster and I'll be calling the city as soon as I'm sure I know who it is. Another neighbor has extremely loud parties that are so big that they will rent a portapotty and put it in their front yard for those occasions. And the house on the other side of us never has the same people living in it from month to month. It's the same owner, we see him occasionally but it seems like the occupants change very frequently. And one of them, a few years ago, was driving drunk and hit my husbands parked car. Yeah, we want out of this neighborhood.
