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KCM5

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Re: Kids and Bedrooms...How many?
« Reply #50 on: November 06, 2015, 02:00:40 PM »
One child with her own room. I shared with both sisters until I was 7 and one sister until I was 12 and frankly had we not moved it would not have been a big deal. This probably depends on the kids.

What I have found to be a problem (and this is just be based on our personal circumstances) is not having a guest room. So if each kid got their own room they could double up when guests are in town. We have a two bedroom and no guest room, so when my in laws visit for 3 or 6 months at a time it's really an issue. Last time they came our child was a baby so it wasn't a problem, but she's older now and we're looking for a solution.
Holy moly! I'm used to visits from my parents being a weekend!

Ha. Tell me about it. If I mention that to an east or south asian person they wouldn't bat an eye. (But we're not east or south asian!)

They haven't actually stayed for more than 2 months so far, but I keep hearing my mother in law musing about getting a visa rather than using the visa waiver program so they can stay for up to 6 months once they're retired (next year!). Regardless of whether its 2 months or 6, we're figuring out a way to have a 3rd bedroom - I think we're going to add on.

Have you thought about buying a student rental instead (assuming there is a college in town) Buy the property and rent it out for 8 months, then let your parents stay for the remaining 4. You might only break even on rents, but you would build equity.

We're actually not that far from a local college. Maybe 1/2 mile away would be a prime student rental area. That is a thought. The only issue would be that it would limit their visits to summer time. And it would limit our tenants to undergrads rather than grad students as they tend to stay around in the summer. And my family is an overnight trip away, so it would be nice to have a room for them to stay in, too (right now they sleep in the toddler's queen size bed and the toddler moves back to her crib). Really, the room will be used at least a dozen times a year even when the in-laws aren't visiting, so I don't think it's a bad investment.

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Re: Kids and Bedrooms...How many?
« Reply #51 on: November 06, 2015, 02:35:43 PM »
I do not have children and I do not know if I ever will have children. I loved having my own room growing up and only having one sibling. Honestly I would have rather lived in a shitty school district then share a bedroom. If I have children I would want to give them the same luxury and would be willing to delay FI by a year to do it.

 

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