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RomaGoth
10-16-2009, 03:14 PM
I was driving home from work yesterday, and started wondering about houses and neighborhoods.

Would you rather live in a small, plain but nice home in a wealthy neighborhood (i.e., the smallest house on the block), or in a very large, average home in a subpar neighborhood, and why?
JonInMiddleGA
10-16-2009, 03:17 PM
Probably the former, simply for the better resale value.
SportsDino
10-16-2009, 03:48 PM
Small and nice neighborhood, particularly since I've had the case of 'too much space' living alone, so unless I had a massive family or spent enough time at home to make the rooms have some special purpose, it just makes you feel lonely and do more maintenance.

Depending on how subpar the neighborhood is, that alone might be enough to go the other way. I've lived in crappy neighborhoods, it is depressing and annoying.
Drake
10-16-2009, 03:56 PM
I'll live in whichever house has the hottest neighbor girls with a swimming pool in their back yard.
Dodgerchick
10-16-2009, 04:04 PM
Whatever neighborhood has the best school district.
Mustang
10-16-2009, 04:09 PM
As long as the house has the number of rooms I'd need, I'd rather have a smaller home with a large yard rather than a larger home with a small yard. A house hits a point where if you have that much room, it is just for show.
Karlifornia
10-16-2009, 04:10 PM
I don't really give a damn. I'm not afraid of living in bad neighborhoods..I can take care of myself. "Good neighborhoods" can be full of annoying people. I don't need a big house, though. I'll take the small house in the "good" neighborhood.
Izulde
10-16-2009, 04:12 PM
I'd take the big house in the subpar neighborhood.
path12
10-16-2009, 04:16 PM
I'd prefer a small house, but the neighborhood is the key for me -- it would need to be urban with shopping/food/entertainment options within walking distance. If it has that, I don't care what size the house is.
cougarfreak
10-16-2009, 04:16 PM
I learned this the hard way, I lived on a great street in a neighborhood that wasn't so nice......and took a hit when I resold. But we got into the neighborhood we wanted....out in the rural area where I grew up. Neighborhood makes it for me.
Masked
10-16-2009, 04:55 PM
Location first, everything else second.
digamma
10-16-2009, 05:10 PM
I prefer a lot of southern stadiums to the Big House. It's remarkably quiet for a stadium of its size.
Schmidty
10-16-2009, 05:47 PM
The Big House is way overrated.....
stevew
10-16-2009, 10:03 PM
Wherever I don't get anonymous notes on my mailbox.
Fidatelo
10-16-2009, 11:23 PM
Location, location, location...
Axxon
10-16-2009, 11:56 PM
I don't really give a damn. I'm not afraid of living in bad neighborhoods..I can take care of myself. "Good neighborhoods" can be full of annoying people. I don't need a big house, though. I'll take the small house in the "good" neighborhood.

I couldn't have stated my feelings on this any better. +1
Izulde
10-17-2009, 01:09 AM
I'm the only one who'd take the big house? Damn.
M GO BLUE!!!
10-17-2009, 01:37 AM
I don't know about the "wealthy" neighborhood, but I prefer something a bit cozier to something that is cavernous. When I lived in a studio for 7 years I had full view of everything. It was a secure feeling. Then I moved to a 1br & suddenly felt weird not seeing the door.
Swaggs
10-17-2009, 02:02 AM
Whichever is most easily fortified from Zombies.
Apathetic Lurker
10-17-2009, 04:50 AM
Big house in da ghetto! Oh wait, never mind..thats like real life
RomaGoth
10-17-2009, 08:19 AM
Whichever is most easily fortified from Zombies.

This brings up many more questions.
Marc Vaughan
10-17-2009, 07:46 PM
Big House in the middle of nowhere if possible :D
CU Tiger
10-17-2009, 08:26 PM
Give me the big house and the space to roam....I dont need to impress anyone with my neighborhood.

But Id much prefer a single wide trailer set in the middle of 100 acres
Schmidty
10-17-2009, 08:28 PM
Give me the big house and the space to roam....I dont need to impress anyone with my neighborhood.

But Id much prefer a single wide trailer set in the middle of 100 acres

I am picturing Bud from Kill Bill.
lordscarlet
10-17-2009, 11:00 PM
A "big enough" house in a good city. I want to be able to walk most everywhere, take mass transit to the further spots, etc. I don't know what the definition of "small" is to everyone.. I have a 650 sq ft condo (my wife and I) and I highly prefer it to the 1500 square foot house I had by myself in the far reaches of the suburbs.