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do you have at least a small area? if i were owning, a yard would be pretty necessary i think!

Nope.

Nope! We want a big yard for our kids and pets!

@Mrs. Yoyo: it would be a dealbreaker for me because the backyard was the heart of our house growing up... and still is. but that's largely because my dad's passion is gardening/landscaping. so when we do own one day, i can't imagine not having a yard.... unless we buy in brooklyn in which case it's possible we may not have a yard!

also if you have an enclosed yard, your kids can play there without you having to watch them when they're a little older but still too young to roam the streets alone.

Nope... needed it for our two dogs when we bought this house (with a fence) and will likely move again because it's too small for kids to play in!

It would be a deal breaker for us because we have dogs. And we want to have a yard for our kids to run around in.

Yes! Hate yard work, hate gardening.

Nope. I enjoy having a yard and that space of privacy between me and the neighbors!

It would be a deal breaker for us. We want a yard. But those types of new development w/o a yard is getting pretty popular here as well. A lot of people hate garden maintenance!

dealbreaker. We fell in love with a house near here-everything about the house and neighborhood was perfect. But we said no because it didnt have a yard

Hmm...when we were looking for a house we thought we wanted acreage. Like, 3 acres. Now we're on a much much smaller lot and the yard work is tremendous but we've never actually enjoyed the yard! I can't even imagine that I'd be able to play with a child here b/c we have no privacy, although other kids seem to play in my yard. So if I could choose proximity to places I wanted to go, yeah I'd choose that.

I'd consider it... given that the park and grassy knoll is a minute walk away, I would buy it if I liked the house and community enough. But a yard is important to me. I grew up on 5 acres and LOVED the freedom to roam. We lived rurally, and my brother and I played outside by ourselves ALL the time. My mom never had to worry about us!

I would totally buy a place without a backyard, if everything else about it was great.

@mrbee: @Mrs. Bee: haha funny, you have different answers! i wonder if your future house will have a yard or not??

@mrbee: the wife is pickier?? never!!

We have a pretty small fenced in yard right now and live across the street from a park. It's big enough to grill in, but not much else (and it's mostly concrete, which is not as fun for the kids.) I like it, and we go to the park all the time. But we also rent. I think if we were buying I would really want a decent sized yard. I really like to entertain with BBQs in the summer and have everyone outside.

But, I don't think a tiny yard would necessarily be a dealbreaker. I'd have to consider everything else the house offered.

Nope. We have a dog who likes to run around so it was a dealbreaker for us. Plus for get-togethers/BBQs, and getting playsets and stuff for LO, that would be ideal. If it's just like, there's no fence but we could make a yard further down the line by putting one up, fine. But if there's no space for it and no option, I would not buy that house. Especially if it's the norm in your area, like you mentioned, for resale purposes.

@oliviaoblivia: I can't wait for the day I can just open the door and let my dog take herself out. We are in an apartment complex so we have to be dressed to take her out. Also, she can be a pain. She won't go if she is distracted by people or other dogs. I have to remind her to go to the bathroom.