Saw a house yesterday and fell in love. It's in our price range!! But a longer commute for us (esp. my husband) and no yard whatsoever, so my husband is not sure and I know these concerns are legit.
But... but... it's in the woods, dudes. And it looks like a cool old warehouse. 
Inevitably when house hunting I fall in love too easily, and then I am devastated when it doesn't work out for some reason. I need someone to talk some sense into me. I need to be rational.
HELP.
squash / 13208 posts
Do you have kids?
If so the no yard thing would push me away. We looked at several houses in the neighbor we bought in and loved the homes but the yards were not kid friendly at all!!
And that is right on the road - yikes!!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Would your kids be able to attend the local school, or do they have to commute as well?
What is the back of the house facing, a wooded area?
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
That light pole w/ all those lines going in the front of the house is A) not appealing and B) potentially dangerous!
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@Mamaof2: Yeah, I know. it is RIGHT on the road and backed right up into the hill or mountain or whatever it is. (The only good thing is that the bottom level is garage so in case of some accident no vehicles would end up in the living spaces.) There is absolutely no yard, but it would be possible to build a deck on top....
Thank you, you are absolutely right about the yard and the road and this is the kind of thing I need to hear!!! Must. Be. Rational.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Location, location, location...this house is not winning because of the commute.
pineapple / 12526 posts
Honestly? That house looks freaking cool. Do you have any more pictures?
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Also, would guests have to street park? That's a dealbreaker for me.
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@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.
@snowjewelz: haha I've been in Mexico so long that stuff doesn't even faze me anymore! But good point.
grapefruit / 4120 posts
This is the view from the master bedroom (and all the rooms, really -- like I said, forest).
pomegranate / 3791 posts
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.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@mamimami: wow, that is beautiful. Haha, I was trying to find any fault to talk you down a bit!
grapefruit / 4120 posts
I can't say I share the original owner's taste but I think we could work with this....
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@snowjewelz: Haha well potential electrocution is a pretty good argument LOL
coconut / 8279 posts
@mamimami: omg that's the coolest house I've ever seen!! and I hate yards/yardwork so that's a plus for me!
uh, sorry, not helping.. lol
pineapple / 12526 posts
@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.
coconut / 8279 posts
@mamimami: do you know the history of this building, dying to know!
ugh, stuff like this is right up my alley - dream house
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
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.
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.
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@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.
grapefruit / 4278 posts
@mamimami: There's a streetlight directly outside your master bedroom window, that would be enough to turn me away 
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.
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@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...
coconut / 8279 posts
@mamimami: it almost looks like a repurposed building - like maybe a state parks station or security post? so, soo cool.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Exterior of the house I was eh about, but the interior, wow!! It's huge and definitely something you could work with!
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.
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!!
honeydew / 7504 posts
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.
papaya / 10473 posts
The electrical pole and the fact that its right on top of the street would make it an automatic no for me.
persimmon / 1420 posts
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).
honeydew / 7488 posts
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...
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Honestly, when I saw that first picture of the exterior I wasn't impressed, but the interior and woodsy views are so cool!
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!
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!
pomegranate / 3983 posts
I really think more time in DF traffic is a really big negative! Sorry! (Although I do love the view from inside...)
grapefruit / 4988 posts
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. 
nectarine / 2631 posts
The commute.... I live and hour (if no traffic away from work) and its a KILLER!
grapefruit / 4120 posts
@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....
honeydew / 7968 posts
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.
But love love love the interior!
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