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Hi Bees,
I need your advice cause y'all are awesome. FI and I are currenty looking at apt and have two 1 bedroom options
720 sq feet: this apt is nice but doesn'thave enough storage and closet space for both of us. Like literally our clothes will not fit in the closet. We do really like the layout and it has a kitchen island!
1022: this is a duplex and we are thinking it it wayyyy to big for us. it was one full bath and one half bath, PLENTY of closet and storage space. It is usually around $450 more than the 720sqft but they are having a special which makes it around 150 more than the smaller apt. It is huge and spacious and when we have fights I can just send FI downstairs, ha.
Caveats: we will only be living in this apt for 11 months and will have to move next year.
Do you guys think the extra 150 a month is worth the larger apt? That sums up to about 1500 over the course of the year. We are trying to decide if we should just go all out and live luxuriously this year, b/c next year we will likely move to a bigger city (Boston, NYC) where we will have to live in a show box. Or should we be cautious and save money cause ya just never know? we can afford the larger apt but it's always good to save
Any thoughts would be appreciated!!
I chose bigger, but thinking about it, it might be better to live in the smaller place cuz then you won't have amassed a whole lot of stuff you won't be able to fit in a smaller place...
ALWAYS go for more space! I live in 1034 w/ hubby right now and it's tight. Trust me...so nice to be able to spread out and go somewhere else (especially when he's annoying)! I've lived in anything from rooms w/ people (sorority) to studios to one bedrooms of every size and shape. When I bought this place, I thought it was HUGE. Who would ever need more space? Well, LOL, I do! I can't wait to have my own house with 3 bedrooms and a backyard...storage space...oh drool.
Definitely go with the extra space...
FI and I are sharing a 2 bedroom apartment and it is definitely not big enough for all of our stuff. The wedding stuff is piling up in the dining area and it looks a mess.
It's less than a year, and you know you're moving somewhere much more expensive later...I say save your money!
FI and I have lived in two different apartments. We initially tried to be cool and did the "loft" thing with open floor plan, etc. Not enough storage or privacy (plus the ridic heating/ac) and we moved within 5 months...into our slightly bigger, nicer, more storage apartment. I'd never go back.
That said, I would go with the bigger one. Storage is soooo important and if the cheaper one saves you only in cost, you may be having to buy things to be more creative with your storage that will lower the amount you save and whatnot. I just know I am a lot happier having a bigger place with plenty of storage. And yes, we found use for it ALL. ha. We were shocked. :)
Go with the bigger one. Seriously, when you guys get in a fight, one of you will end up leaving because dancing around each other to avoid fighting gets old and is virtually impossible. I always end up leaving to go to the gym or just drive around.
I live in DC with FI in a 680 sq foot 1BR. Trust me on thi: Get the bigger space. Our clothes literally does not fit in the closets, our bedroom is always a mess because there is just no room for the stuff. It causes a lot of stress. FI and I are both the type of people that need quiet alone time and neither of us can get it in this place. Don't put your relationship under the stress unnecessarily. I love FI to death but it would be nice to get into my book without hearing the TV he's watching and there really is no place to go to get away from each other. We've made the best of it but both look forward to moving out. We are house hunting now.
hubby & i live in a one bedroom apt. i don't know the size of it but its in the smaller range with ONE closet and our clothes don't all fit if we would hang them up so we have to fold them and stack them in the closet... we are looking for something else!!! hopefully we find something soon! :-) (so if i were you id go for the bigger)
I'd say go for the bigger place, especially since it has that extra half-bath!
Pretty much every NYC or big city bee will know that 720 is actually quite roomy and all you need. My husband and I have lived in 720 sq ft exactly for almost 3 years, and it's been great! Do you know what not paying for more square footage let us do? Save up for a 6 month trip in Asia. Think about what that extra cash will get you!
Normally I would say take the extra space, BUT - as you said, you are moving next year and with a wedding, that $1500 could be helpful and then you can move to a bigger place. However, if the $1500 isn't a make or break issue, go with more space. You will easily find ways to fill it.
I say save your money. If you were looking at a future in this place I would say go bigger in a heart beat. But being that its only temporary and that you will have to downsize even further in a year, I honestly wouldn't want to get too comfortable and be in for a major shock when you do move. A smaller place will make you evaluate the stuff you do have and teach you organizational skills.
Smaller and save the money. I used to have a condo that was 850 sqft and though FI never lived there he visited often and if it had been closer to where our new home is now, we would have put off buying a little longer. It's definitely doable! And the extra money will come in handy if you do move to a bigger city.
It's absolutely worth the $150. We wouldn't even question it. Our condo is 1100ish sq. feet and I don't think we could manage in anything smaller. We have a spacious 2 bed/2 full bath so that 1 bedroom must be pretty big!
My vote: save your money! Especially if you'll potentially be moving into a small space (similar to the 720 sq ft).
DH and I live in 624 sq ft right now (with a garage, so there's extra storage). If it's taught me anything, it's to throw things away we don't really need. I feel like I'm constantly purging and getting creative with storage.
If I had a larger space, I'd store more things (that I really didn't need). When you move, you'll have to take all that stuff with you (maybe??) and then figure out what to do with it.
Plus, I'd cringe at the thought of downsizing in a year vs. being used to a similar size.
i voted save ur money n get the smaller apt... if u upgrade to the 1000sqft apt u probably wont b satisfied with the smaller space when u move n2 a bigger city... and u just may feel inclined 2 upgrade then too... =) u wont "miss" the spacious apt later if u opt 4 the smaller apt now
I love having tons of space! We lived for a year in 975 sq ft 2 bedroom apartment for a year and decided we wanted more space. We now live in a rental house that has 3-4 bedrooms plus a full partially finished basement and 2 car garage. We love having all the room! We are able to each have our offices and storage is never an issue.
As a side note, we have to work to make sure we don't accumulate too much stuff. Basically every season I try to go through the house and get rid of things we aren't using.
Since you said your clothes won't fit in the 722 square foot one, I'd say for an extra $150 a month, get the bigger place. If it was hundreds more, or you could make the smaller one work well, that'd be a different issue. But you know how crabby you might get if you can't even put your clothes away? (Or maybe that's just me, I get insane when my closet is a mess, LOL!)
I would totally get the bigger space (that's what we just did ourselves), except that I agree with PP's--if you are almost certainly moving to a city with smaller housing options next year, you'd might as well get used to it now/avoid accumulating too much stuff you won't have room for later!
I would normally say go for the bigger space but since you are planning on moving to Boston next year, you probably don't want too much stuff to get rid of.
We have a two bedroom for me, DH and our dog. We use the second bedroom as an office. I personally couldn't live in a 720 feet apartment. We have friends who move to a new city every couple years and they live in a one bedroom apartment/ duplex. It's amazing how little they can live on. It's great for them but we couldn't do it.
Now, we want to move into a 3 bedroom apartment. It's like once spread out and get our space, it's never enough.
You seem to want the larger apartment. For the price difference, its not SO bad. If you can afford it, I'd say go for it but maybe budget it by eating out less meals a few times a month. I live in Boston and our apartments here are tiny and expensive. We live in around 700sf and its technically could be a 2 bed but the other room is better for an office.
Bigger, definately!!! Its not much more and it will save your sanity!!
Also consider the location in the building (is it near elevators or loud neighbors with kids?) and the view/light level coming in.
I live with my SO in 850sqft (for about 2 years now) and we never use the second bedroom except for storage. It's kind of nice to have some storage space, but we don't need that much, and we never use that room. Save your money!
In 850 sqft we have 2 bedrooms, kitchen, 1 bathroom (full), dining room, living room, and laundry. We would definitely look into a smaller/cheaper place next time :).
But get the one you like best!
You guys are too awesome for words, seriously. Thanks so much for responding!
i voted the bigger apartment. we moved from a big one to a small one and man i cant wait till the back approves our house. we have NO room. it wouldnt be so bad if we werent planning a wedding but all the wedding stuff is all over the house.
I also second the bigger duplex. The hubby and I own a townhome and it is so nice to be able to be on seperate floors sometimes and do our own thing. Serioulsly with DC real estate prices, what is $150 more a month if it means a more peaceful marriage.
A way to save that $1500...you don't have to put things into storage when you realize that small apt. won't hold everything you want.
I definitely suggest smaller....that way you won't have too much stuff to downsize when you move.
Def. the bigger...I am in a one bedroom now with my DH and it is 806 sq. feet and it is sooo small we have crap everywhere! We are moving into a townhome with 1056 sq. feet and it makes SUCH a big difference! We are spending $700 more a month so 150 is not a big deal. I think you should def. get the bigger place. Good luck!
DEFINITELY go bigger! Trust me! The extra space is SO nice to have and its so nice to have somewhere else to go when you need some quiet you time! We live in about 600 sq ft and its WAY too small for us. We can't wait to move into our house in a month!
I currently live in a 1250 sq.ft. townhouse with FI. After the wedding we are moving 70 miles north to a city that is not very pet friendly when it come to rentals. The best place we could find is 950 sq.ft. and I am dreading it! Right now we have a main level and an upstairs and it is great to be able to go upstairs to get away for quiet time! Luckily we are not staying their long- just long enough to find a house!!
Go for more space! It is very much worth it!!
eta- oh and we have 2 full and 1 half bath right now....the new place only has 1 bath total- bah! I'm going to go crazy!
I would normally say go for the bigger place, but in your situation, save your money. Only because you can work on pairing down your stuff now, and get rid of stuff you don't really need before you make your big city move. I wouldn't want to get used to a bigger place and possibly gather up more "stuff" just to have to downsize in a year. I'd save the money and use it for your move. :)
I voted for the smaller apartment. Zeb and I live in a 1200 square foot house and we don't use half of it. Also, more storage space means that you might start collecting more stuff and therefore have to move more stuff to a smaller apartment in a year. Save the $150.
I live in a 1700 sq ft, 3br 2.5ba, 2 story house with a basement and sometimes it STILL feels too small for me and FI :) We both have hobbies that take up space, and we'd like our rooms a little bigger. I say go for more space - if you can swing the $150 it'll be totally worth it, especially to have two floors!
FI and I live in a 770 ft 1 bedroom apartment, and it's fine for us. It's forced us to learn to live around each other, not get too much crap, etc. I like that we're always in earshot, and it really is plenty of space. The closet situation is irritating, but we put off-season clothes in bins in the attic, and we switch them out a few times a year. We've been here almost 2 years and we'll really miss it. Of course, we bought a 1700 sq ft house for next year, so it'll be a major adjustment, but I'm actually nervous about that much space and being in separate areas of the house totally away from each other. I think if you can stand it, get the smaller one.
I have 1000 sq. ft. and I'm freaking out over how I'll fit FH in here, too, so I'd definitely vote for the larger space! Even when he's just visiting, it's really nice to not *have* to be in the same room. I think you'll also really appreciate having the extra half bath, unless you aren't as squeamish about the "one person on the toilet and one in the shower" situation as we are. ::shudder::
i would say more space if you can afford the extra, but since you'll be moving to a city with (most likely) a smaller space, save the money and start purging now! it takes times and you're likely to save more than just the $150, but also won't buy as many extras since you've already purged so much!
I voted bigger apt! We use to live in a 2B2B w/ full laundry and one car garage. Now we're in a 1B1B w/ tiny laundry closet, though we do have a three car garage w/ separate *huge* storage unit. w/o the storage we wouldn't be able to make it work, without a doubt. Also, IMO I don't think 1500 over the course of a year is going to make or break anything. Think of how much storage crap you're going to need to buy to make living in a smaller space worth it!
Save your sanity, go with the bigger place :)
My FI currently lives in about a 720 square ft space (maybe a little smaller) and I just feel like it's a tiny box that gives us no room to breathe.
If you can swing it, I say go for more space. As a PP said, you would be pretty mad if you had no place for your clothing at all and even though you will be purging your things over the year, having your space and quiet time helps the relationship, regardless of how much you enjoy your time together.
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