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Time to Downsize?

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Realty South WA State: 75600

I must admit that this time of the year ... when family is due for Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are looming too ... I give a wee bit of thought to the idea of downsizing. Just small enough so that I don't have to spend a day scrubbing the place down. All those rooms! Of course, three bedrooms isn't a lot of space, but still. I'm just that lazy sometimes.

There's been a lot of hype lately about downsizing. I see it on the news and "home" shows constantly. Give away the stuff (and I have a lot of it), learn to live with less, enjoy the freedom, etc.

This morning I got a bit sidetracked surfing the news sites. And came across this video on one of my local stations:

Now, I've seen some itty bitty places, but this one takes the cake! Can you imagine living in a home that's built on a mere 300 square feet!? It's really quite intriguing!

I'm not too sure that I could downsize to quite this level. And to think that it cost a mere $500,000 to build! Maybe I'll better think twice about cleaning all these rooms ...

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Comments (4)

Phil Leng
Retired - Kirkland, WA
Phil Leng - Retired

Hi Gay,

That was a very interesting post!

We are preparing to leave 4000 square feet. Our next space will be smaller, but that small??

Phil

Nov 16, 2010 09:01 PM
Gayla Worrell
Windermere Real Estate/Everett, Inc. - Everett, WA
Real Estate Webworks

A few years back, I went from 3500 sq ft to just over 900 sq ft and, while it was a good decision, it was quite the challenge!  I think I'm at my limit though.  I can't imagine going any smaller, much less down to something like that!

 

Nov 16, 2010 09:50 PM
Craig Snead
Quality Home Investments, LLC / Dearborn Heights, MI - Dearborn Heights, MI
Real Estate Investor

Gabrielle, to put it into perspective, for someone living in a 2,000+ sq ft home this is not a home but to someone living in a cardboard box, this is a castle.... It's a comfort level. To each his own. K.I.S.S. -- keep it simple stupid.

Nov 28, 2010 03:40 AM
Gabrielle Nemes
RE/MAX Realty South - Tumwater, WA
206.300.8421, S King & Pierce County RE Advocate

Craig, you're absolutely right -- it does make a difference where one is coming from. It's so expensive to live in Japan, however -- can you imagine spending half-a-million dollars for this?

Nov 30, 2010 03:49 PM