An 800 sq ft home is good for one to two people. The family lived in a 875 sq ft end unit condo for 5 years. There were 3 of us and then a 4th joined in the last two years. It was crowded. I think when we bought the house, we over compensated for the lack of space in the condo, but there would have been no way for us to know until a year or so later when we finally felt settled. We still own the condo so maybe some day, when the kids are grown, we might move back. Okay. No. But, we'll buy something with less square footage.
I agree. 3K sq ft is quite big.
The very 1st home we put down an offer for was a 3300sf home that was 4 bedrooms, loft, office room, etc. but behind the backyard is farm land. It was a short sale listed for 210k. We offer full price because it was ready to move in and still a new area recently build but another town or next town. We heard back in one month and got it but they only gave us 2 weeks to closed on the home. We can't get everything done on time because of home inspection, etc. another thing our loan need renewal again because they only gave us 4 or 6 months time. It was okay so we back out and the next person who offer was in 2nd got the house but he pay cash for it.
I have picture of almost every home we put an offer in but get outbid majority of the time except for our house because I was the first to know it came on the market and got our agent to work quick on getting us to see the house since the seller agent is same company.