https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:02:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489128 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:54:28 +0000 tequiero21 1489128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K, first off, I love the interior! But I would totally get turned off by 1. Location. It's way too close to a main road. My rule of thumb is no house near a road with yellow lines lol. Means too many cars or the road is too big. 2. Yard, I would definitely need a yard. To relax, chill,etc with the kids. 3. Really far from school. That's supposed to be 30 min+ from the kids future school? Way too long of a commute. I did it for a specialized high school and it was alright but, wouldn't do it to my kids...unless they got into a specialized school lol.</p> <p>But love love love the interior! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489125 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:53:48 +0000 mamimami 1489125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Ugh that is a scary number. This place is about 15 minutes further away from work than where we live now, but that does add up. Not to mention all those "unexpected" traffic jams.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489123 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:51:59 +0000 cheert16 1489123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The commute.... I live and hour (if no traffic away from work) and its a KILLER! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489112 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:48:14 +0000 catlady 1489112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were in a similar situation at one point! I did a quick calculation of how many hours (actually how many full days!) we would be commuting over a typical year at "faraway house" vs "city house." That fixed it for me! I have a walking commute now. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489086 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:40:09 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1489086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really think more time in DF traffic is a really big negative! Sorry! (Although I do love the view from inside...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489001 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:16:45 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1489001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, when I saw that first picture of the exterior I wasn't impressed, but the interior and woodsy views are so cool!</p> <p>No yard, steps away from the street, power lines, and a longer commute would be a dealbreaker for me. Trying to back out of that house from the "driveway" seems like a nightmare if you're on a main road... and potentially dangerous for kids!</p> <p>Also, even if the commute affects mostly your husband it still affects you and LO too because that means he'll be on the road more and less time helping you out at home. Not to mention he'll probably be spending less time with your LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1489000 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:16:15 +0000 T-Mom 1489000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very interesting house, but the main downside is that it faces right up to the road. Safety of the kids would be a huge factor for me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488876 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:34:00 +0000 meganmp 1488876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not going to be any help, because I would totally buy that house. If you can build a deck..... swoon. Light pole? Get black out shades for night time. I don't see how living in a house like this would be much different than living in a big city brownstone (with it's street proximity). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488782 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0000 Boheme 1488782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The electrical pole and the fact that its right on top of the street would make it an automatic no for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488756 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:52:39 +0000 littlebug 1488756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's super cool, and I can totally see why you'd be tempted. But the lack of yard, the front porch 2 steps from the street, and the lack of parking for guests would all add up to be a "no" for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488743 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:46:10 +0000 Alivoo01 1488743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exterior of the house I was eh about, but the interior, wow!! It's huge and definitely something you could work with!</p> <p>Our new house backs power lines also, but it's also lining a greenbelt. Green belt plus power lines lining the back of houses is pretty normal around here. I thought it'd be a deal breaker for us, but it isn't. </p> <p>For me, the biggest deal breaker would be location since traffic is a nightmare here. I like living in the burbs so I know there will be some commute, but if my commute is more than 30 minutes without traffic, I know I'm going to hate it because with traffic, I'm looking at 1.5+ hours. No thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488724 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:40:19 +0000 rachiecakes 1488724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: it almost looks like a repurposed building - like maybe a state parks station or security post? so, soo cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488704 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:36:00 +0000 mamimami 1488704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I know, it's pretty weird. Like, you're building a house in the woods so you decide to occupy every square inch of the woodsy property? Um, not sure what the person who built it was thinking there... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488698 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:34:45 +0000 kiddosc 1488698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: There's a streetlight directly outside your master bedroom window, that would be enough to turn me away :silly: Besides that I would need a yard, and the front door looks like it's literally 5 ft from the street. The pics are awesome, if only you could pick it up and plop it somewhere else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488693 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:32:54 +0000 Greentea 1488693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: omfg I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488692 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:32:26 +0000 mamimami 1488692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: No clue. All I know is it's like 20 years old and right now the owner isn't living there, just a caretaker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488689 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:32:03 +0000 looch 1488689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a gorgous house. If you can deal with the proximity to the street and not having a yard, I'd say go for it.</p> <p>I personally detest yard work..but I do like to have at least some outdoor living space, if you can do a deck on the roof, that would be super cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488687 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:31:06 +0000 rachiecakes 1488687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: do you know the history of this building, dying to know!<br /> ugh, stuff like this is right up my alley - dream house :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488686 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:30:56 +0000 loveisstrange 1488686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: Yeah... that's totally gorgeous. Im not gonna lie that the yard thing wouldn't bother me too much. We want to move into the city where we're from and we wouldn't have much of a yard there either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488683 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:30:08 +0000 rachiecakes 1488683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: omg that's the coolest house I've ever seen!! and I hate yards/yardwork so that's a plus for me!</p> <p>uh, sorry, not helping.. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488677 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:28:31 +0000 mamimami 1488677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Haha well potential electrocution is a pretty good argument LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488675 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:28:11 +0000 mamimami 1488675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't say I share the original owner's taste but I think we could work with this.... </p> [attach=1900/14/n2buuz.599x450.5286141105.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488672 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:27:38 +0000 snowjewelz 1488672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: wow, that is beautiful. Haha, I was trying to find any fault to talk you down a bit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488667 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:26:35 +0000 wonderstruck 1488667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No backyard and a front porch that is steps away from the street? Pass, sorry. I don't want a house where my kids can't just go play outside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488666 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:26:18 +0000 mamimami 1488666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the view from the master bedroom (and all the rooms, really -- like I said, forest). </p> [attach=1900/14/n2buru.600x449.5269094467.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488659 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:24:13 +0000 mamimami 1488659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I work at their future school so we would go together in a car or on the bus. Not tooo far, maybe 35 min? My husband's really the one who would be most affected.</p> <p>@snowjewelz: haha I've been in Mexico so long that stuff doesn't even faze me anymore! But good point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488657 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:23:27 +0000 looch 1488657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, would guests have to street park? That's a dealbreaker for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488653 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:22:48 +0000 loveisstrange 1488653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly? That house looks freaking cool. Do you have any more pictures? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488652 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:22:39 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1488652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location, location, location...this house is not winning because of the commute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-me-down-bees#post-1488647 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:22:08 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1488647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can't talk you down.<br /> Love those windows.</p> <p>More pics please! </p>