Hellobee Boards Topic: If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:32:04 +0000 BSB on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house/page/2#post-888255 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:34:27 +0000 BSB 888255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Anyone else? Alivoo01 on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house/page/2#post-879038 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:02:30 +0000 Alivoo01 879038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parent's house is HUGE and I really like it. I wouldn't mind buying it, but I would always consider it as my parent's house even if I owned it. lamariniere on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house/page/2#post-878551 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:33:46 +0000 lamariniere 878551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would never buy my parent's house because I have no desire to live in a small town. However, I've often dreamed of my brother buying our childhood home so that I could visit it from time to time. I don't think it's going to happen though. BSB on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house/page/2#post-878537 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:12:40 +0000 BSB 878537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @photojane: Oh, cool! BSB on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house/page/2#post-878535 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:11:41 +0000 BSB 878535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Polish: No, being married shouldn't affect it. I guess I was thinking that there is some kind of tax reprocussion for my MIL selling her house to us for less than it's worth. That's when my research shows that my MIL would have to pay a gift tax (aka Estate tax). I still don't know if the MIL will have to pay. Some sites say yes and some sites say no. Guess I'll have to talk to a real estate lawyer, if and when it happens. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house/page/2#post-878071 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:27:42 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 878071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents no longer live in the house. Let's say we were looking to buy into that neighborhood ( relocated to where I grew up) and had lots of money to spend then, sure why not. We would buy it and renovate it. The house is a 1940s split level and ideally we would turn it into a colonial. MrsF on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-878068 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:23:37 +0000 MrsF 878068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If my parents weren't there anymore we'd buy it I'm a heartbeat. For now it's just great to be there with them occasionally. We just came back from a weekend there! luckypenny on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877990 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 17:15:36 +0000 luckypenny 877990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! I loooove the house I grew up in. After living there for 20 years my parents sold it :( I wish they would have kept it for us but oh well. Maybe one day. yoursilverlining on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877927 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:29:15 +0000 yoursilverlining 877927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would love to own the house I grew up in. It's a 1920's bungalow in a great neighborhood in Seattle with a rare double lot and my mom did tons of work stripping and restoring all the original wood-work in the house. Definitely a labor of love! I would love, love, love to own it again someday, although I don't want to move back to Seattle so that complicates things a little haha Mrs. Polish on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877820 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:12:56 +0000 Mrs. Polish 877820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: no, we just approached the mortgage company with the purchase price and closed. I'm not aware of a gift tax that was paid. We weren't married at the time, not sure if that makes a difference or if it varies by state. MamaJ on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877812 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:09:42 +0000 MamaJ 877812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I live in my childhood home. My parents passed away and left it to me (which my dad asked me if I wanted it before he died and I said yes. He wouldn't have given it to me if I told him I couldn't take it on or anything). We did major remodeling to the floors, bathrooms and lighting and bought new furnitute so it feels like us. However the kitchen setup is organized the same way my parents had it because it is a habit to look for certain things in the same spot. Luckily DH was ok with this. It did take some time to not feel like I was sleeping in my parents bedroom when we first moved in. But I love this house and happy to be here. photojane on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877803 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:02:36 +0000 photojane 877803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: My parents are currently in the process of selling their house to my brother for a lot less than it's worth. The house is worth $330,000, but they're gifting them back $80,000 of the sale to use as a down payment. I have no idea how it all works, but some mortgage broker set it up for them! BSB on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877770 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 14:43:38 +0000 BSB 877770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Polish: Oh, cool. We couldn't afford the house if she sold it to us at market value. So we'll have to figure it all out. Did a brief search and it looks like we or she will have to pay some sort of gift tax. Did you look into the gift tax when you bought your house? @BabyBoecksMom: Haha. We didn't think about that. We did think it would be weird to live in the same bedroom. I was telling the DH that we could move the bed. Boogs on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877738 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 14:01:26 +0000 Boogs 877738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our parents homes are not for us, so no. But if they were I would happily buy them. lawbee11 on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877694 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 12:45:41 +0000 lawbee11 877694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No! The house I grew up in only had one bathroom--it was not fun! Mrs. Twine on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877570 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:13:26 +0000 Mrs. Twine 877570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Polish; I am with you. We are in the house Eric grew up in (the farm) and when we first moved in I had a few small hissy fits over him teasing me that I was putting things just where his mom had them. We've been here over two years now, and it took me a long time to feel like it was my house. Now I really love it! Pepper on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877562 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:08:43 +0000 Pepper 877562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, the house I grew up in for the majority of my childhood is very small and run down. I was so happy for my parents when they were finally able to sell it. matador84 on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877558 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:08:20 +0000 matador84 877558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, the neighborhood has gone downhill and my mom and her boyfriend did some DIY reno and in my opinion it's kind of shoddy in some areas. BabyBoecksMom on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877554 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:06:57 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 877554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I would feel weird sleeping in the same room that my or his parents had sex in... LOL mrs. 64 on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877524 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:38:38 +0000 mrs. 64 877524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are buying my grandparent's home. They lived here from when I was in 2nd grade until 26. I've lived here for 3 years. Mrs. Grizzly Bear on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877481 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:09:36 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 877481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My childhood home? Maybe but since my aunt (dad's sister) lives there now she probably wouldn't appreciate us moving back! No, if I could choose one of the houses o've lived in in the past I would want my grandparent's (dad's parents) house. It's several acres, has a pond, etc but after granddaddy died, my grandmother has alternately let it go in places and done sketchy improvements in other places. So no, not worth the move or the renovation it would require. Besides, I like our new-old house! :) :heart: Mrs. Pen on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877479 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:08:54 +0000 Mrs. Pen 877479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. The house my parents own is small, poor layout and kind of run down. It needs a lot of repairs. I feel badly for my parents because they definitely owe more than its worth now so they feel stuck. The land though is very nice. Over five acres, on a lake and pond. Trees, room for my dads gardening, hills and flat land. It's really pretty. It's just the house that isn't so nice. Same with my IL's house. Very run down and small in a sketchy neighborhood in New York. Lindsay05 on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877478 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:08:31 +0000 Lindsay05 877478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No! Bad location and wayyyyy too small! IRunForFun on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877474 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:06:33 +0000 IRunForFun 877474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, but mainly for the land, I'd probably do a lot of renovations to the house itself. I'd do an addition for a master suite and change the layout downstairs. Boopers on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877461 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:59:31 +0000 Boopers 877461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents still live in the house I grew up in. I wouldn't want to move back to my hometown and the house honestly kind of creeps me out. It was a duplex that was made into a single family home so it has a lot of square footage but I just don't think I could live in a house where I don't feel 100% comfortable! mrs. bird on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877457 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:56:57 +0000 mrs. bird 877457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The house I lived in til I was 11, no. It's in a yucky town with bad schools (which is why I went to private school a half hour away). The house we moved to after & my parents still live in, hell yea! It's just under 3,000sq ft, 2 car garage, pool, very nice neighborhood with sidewalks on both sides, walking distance to town pool rec area, convenient to highways and has a fantastic school system. If only we could afford it, Hahahaha. We wouldn't even consider buying my ILs' house, it's gross, but it's in a decent neighborhood, so if a not gross house was available there and his parents moved out of the neighborhood, we'd absolutely buy it, wouldn't buy it if they still lived there though. Mrs. Polish on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877447 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:47:27 +0000 Mrs. Polish 877447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We bought our house from my MIL. It isn't dhs childhood home, but she lived here quite a while. At first I was very skeptical, the price she offered us was well below the assessed value and really an offer we couldn't refuse. It has allowed us to never be upside down on it. It took me a while for it to feel like my house and not hers. I did some drastic decorating changes and how it's hard for me to remember what it looked like before. MrsH on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877444 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:46:21 +0000 MrsH 877444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only for sentimental value. My dad built the house himself. Mrs. Jacks on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877362 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 08:26:40 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 877362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MediaNaranja: real estate in your home town is completely ridiculous right now! My parents' house was a cinder block mid century modern--- not my style! But their yard was amazing. But I will never live in my hometown, so that's out. The house they live in now, they built themselves in the last 10 years and it is lovely. But we would probably buy land nearby instead. sorrycharlie on "If it was possible, would you buy your parent's house or the house you grew up in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-it-was-possible-would-you-buy-your-parents-house#post-877332 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:37:20 +0000 sorrycharlie 877332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would absolutely buy my parents! But they'll be there for a long time. They're only mid 40s, haha. I also would love my grandparents house!