Hey Guys, I could really use some opinions here.
Right now we live in a very nice 3 bedroom 2.5 bath 1600 SQ Ft. duplex, with no real yard, just a about 400 sq ft gravel area in the back. The place is very nice, but we hate the stairs, and we really only use the upstairs when we go to bed, and the downstairs gets cluttered because we don't like carting things up and down the stairs. And we can't keep chickens here, so our plan was to build the coop on my inlaws property. And there is no real privacy, since it's a duplex and right across the driveway is another douplex that mirrors ours.
Rent is $900 per month
Propane is about $240 per month
Electricity is ranges $60-$130 depending on how many brooders and incubators are running.
Water is about $110 a month.
Now, we have the option of moving into a House that is 1000 Sq feet on 5 acres. It has 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath, and a Sunroom. It's brand new, the kitchen is huge and is great room style with the living room. We can have chickens, we would be living out in the country just down the street from my work, it is private surrounded by BEAUTIFUL oaks and wild life,
Rent is $1000
Propane should be cheaper as we have a lot less space to heat and no upstairs where the heat collects.
Electricity should also be cheaper as it's less space to cool in the summer, and below all those oaks we should stay fairly cool.
Water there is Well, so no water bill.
We really like the new house, and like the idea of all the pro's that go with it, our only issue that we are having is paying $100 more rent per month for a house that is 600 Sq ft less than ours. But we don't use all the space we have now, and with a baby coming next month, the idea of the stairs was not appealing to me. Also the new house should be easier for me to keep on top of, and the great room style kitchen and living room will be great once the baby starts being mobile, as I can close the bedroom and bathroom doors and be able to keep an eye on him very easily.
So What do you think? Should we do what we really want an not think about the fact that the rent is a little more. I mean it does balance out because of the cheaper utilities. But we also will have a lot less sq footage, but more property with the ability to keep our chickens.
Right now we live in a very nice 3 bedroom 2.5 bath 1600 SQ Ft. duplex, with no real yard, just a about 400 sq ft gravel area in the back. The place is very nice, but we hate the stairs, and we really only use the upstairs when we go to bed, and the downstairs gets cluttered because we don't like carting things up and down the stairs. And we can't keep chickens here, so our plan was to build the coop on my inlaws property. And there is no real privacy, since it's a duplex and right across the driveway is another douplex that mirrors ours.
Rent is $900 per month
Propane is about $240 per month
Electricity is ranges $60-$130 depending on how many brooders and incubators are running.
Water is about $110 a month.
Now, we have the option of moving into a House that is 1000 Sq feet on 5 acres. It has 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath, and a Sunroom. It's brand new, the kitchen is huge and is great room style with the living room. We can have chickens, we would be living out in the country just down the street from my work, it is private surrounded by BEAUTIFUL oaks and wild life,
Rent is $1000
Propane should be cheaper as we have a lot less space to heat and no upstairs where the heat collects.
Electricity should also be cheaper as it's less space to cool in the summer, and below all those oaks we should stay fairly cool.
Water there is Well, so no water bill.
We really like the new house, and like the idea of all the pro's that go with it, our only issue that we are having is paying $100 more rent per month for a house that is 600 Sq ft less than ours. But we don't use all the space we have now, and with a baby coming next month, the idea of the stairs was not appealing to me. Also the new house should be easier for me to keep on top of, and the great room style kitchen and living room will be great once the baby starts being mobile, as I can close the bedroom and bathroom doors and be able to keep an eye on him very easily.
So What do you think? Should we do what we really want an not think about the fact that the rent is a little more. I mean it does balance out because of the cheaper utilities. But we also will have a lot less sq footage, but more property with the ability to keep our chickens.
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