re: Town Houses

Quoting 624582:" I do like basements, but almost everyone that I know uses them as storage. So I just associate basements ... [snip!] ... basements with clutter. I'm weird, I know.   My best friend fixed her's up nice, though. It's very cozy and modern."

The house we live in right now has a basement, and for some reason it creeps me the smurf out. I HATE going down there, doesn't help a few years ago DH's grandma found a snake skin down there. Forget that.

Quoting ღ.ღ.ღ:" Lol i'd probably be ok with a basement, mainly because that'd end up being DH's "man cave" that he says we have to have  "

Oh you weren't aware? Man caves are mandatory, lol. That's exactly why DH wants a basement. He's willing to settle for a garage, though.

Quoting 624582:" They can be pretty awesome. I do love the idea of setting up a basement for entertaining guest, just ... [snip!] ... Of course they serve no other purpose than to keep your home away from a flood if one were to happen, but I really like them."

If we get lucky and find a house here with a basement we are going to turn it into another family room/lounge room. I've always wanted something like that. I found 1 house a few weeks back like that but a week later it was off the market.

Quoting ღ.ღ.ღ:" The house we live in right now has a basement, and for some reason it creeps me the smurf out. I HATE ... [snip!] ... me the smurf out. I HATE going down there, doesn't help a few years ago DH's grandma found a snake skin down there. Forget that."

Screw that. When we lived in Central TX there were snakes, scorpions, spiders, and tons of bugs. I'm not afraid of any of them, but I hate the idea of it being the norm for them to be in your home.

We live close to Galveston now so mosquitoes and cute lizards are all we really have to deal with now. In the summer wood roaches/tree roaches are common, they're disgusting.

Quoting 624582:" Oh you weren't aware? Man caves are mandatory, lol. That's exactly why DH wants a basement. He's willing to settle for a garage, though."

Hahaha DH's friend recently bought his first house and was having a hard time raking leaves (never had to do it in his 30 years of life) so he said that he just went to his man cave and called someone to do it. So i started talking to DH about wanting a garage, and if he'd like a 4 bedroom rather than a 3 and his exact words were "i don't care as long as i get my man cave"   

Quoting 624582:" Screw that. When we lived in Central TX there were snakes, scorpions, spiders, and tons of bugs. I'm ... [snip!] ... cute lizards are all we really have to deal with now. In the summer wood roaches/tree roaches are common, they're disgusting."

When we lived in TX our major problems were mice (we lived near a huge field) and wolf spiders, those bitches would get HUGE! I hate them with a passion, here we have to deal with water moccasins (though we've only found dead ones) black widows (i've seen 2 outside) and mosquitoes those little smurfers try to invade the house during the summer.

Quoting ღ.ღ.ღ:" Hahaha DH's friend recently bought his first house and was having a hard time raking leaves (never had ... [snip!] ... and if he'd like a 4 bedroom rather than a 3 and his exact words were "i don't care as long as i get my man cave"   "

Haha! That sounds like my husband. For every house we've looked at DH wonders off to figure out where the best place in the home or on the property would suit his man cave needs. I'm not much better, the main rooms I'm concerned about are the kitchen and the bathroom(s). I can't wait to have a huge open kitchen, we've been in apartments for too long.

Quoting ღ.ღ.ღ:" When we lived in TX our major problems were mice (we lived near a huge field) and wolf spiders, those ... [snip!] ... dead ones) black widows (i've seen 2 outside) and mosquitoes those little smurfers try to invade the house during the summer."

Ugh! Water Moccasins...bleh. My in-laws, who we were living with, had a major issue with them. I hated when DS would slip under the barbwire and try to make his way to the pond.

I'm not used to seeing any sort of snake where I from other than those little green snakes. lol

Quoting 624582:" Haha! That sounds like my husband. For every house we've looked at DH wonders off to figure out where ... [snip!] ... about are the kitchen and the bathroom(s). I can't wait to have a huge open kitchen, we've been in apartments for too long."

I've been looking at houses for months, our must haves are a dishwasher, i need a laundry room not just doors hiding the washer and dryer, DH needs his man cave and i need our room to be very spacious, a walk-in closet and a big bath tub. Plus i want a ton of counter space, we don't have much in the house we're in right now and it drives me NUTS.

Quoting 624582:" Ugh! Water Moccasins...bleh. My in-laws, who we were living with, had a major issue with them. I hated ... [snip!] ... to make his way to the pond. I'm not used to seeing any sort of snake where I from other than those little green snakes. lol"

We usually don't wander near the pond much but when DH takes the kids to walk around it i'm always on edge that one is going to pop up out of no where.

Quoting ღ.ღ.ღ:" I've been looking at houses for months, our must haves are a dishwasher, i need a laundry room not just ... [snip!] ... a big bath tub. Plus i want a ton of counter space, we don't have much in the house we're in right now and it drives me NUTS."

That's pretty much exactly what we're looking for, the only thing I'm not highly concerned about is having a dishwasher. Then when we don't have one I'll complain about, lol. I really want a very open layout, mainly a large kitchen that is open to the dining room.

Quoting 624582:" That's pretty much exactly what we're looking for, the only thing I'm not highly concerned about is ... [snip!] ... have one I'll complain about, lol. I really want a very open layout, mainly a large kitchen that is open to the dining room."

We grew up with a dishwasher but every time we tried to fix it, our kitchen would end up flooded, so my mom gave up. Just last year i really got to use one, my first time using one 5+ years ago i put dawn dish soap in it.    Talk about a bubbly mess lol.

Quoting ღ.ღ.ღ:" We grew up with a dishwasher but every time we tried to fix it, our kitchen would end up flooded, so ... [snip!] ... got to use one, my first time using one 5+ years ago i put dawn dish soap in it.    Talk about a bubbly mess lol."

When DH and I moved into our first apartment together he would see that I would often grab the dish soap and use it, but never payed attention to how much I'd use.

He started a load right before we went to bed, filled the compartment up entirely, so when I came out to the kitchen to get something to drink it looked like a foam party was taking place in our kitchen. lol

Quoting 624582:" When DH and I moved into our first apartment together he would see that I would often grab the dish ... [snip!] ... so when I came out to the kitchen to get something to drink it looked like a foam party was taking place in our kitchen. lol"

Lol DH laughed at me for the longest time because it was when we first got married. A few months ago i accidentally stuck a bowl that had soap still in it in dishwasher and a few minutes later bubbles were coming out, kids had a blast.

Quoting 624582:" How far are you from town? I'm from the suburbs, I'm very accustomed to convenience so when I moved ... [snip!] ... traveling 20+ miles to the grocery store was no big deal to him. I, on the other hand, hate driving more than 20 minutes. lol"

we live 7 miles & 10 miles from the nearest towns. between the 2 theres a few gas stations. some bars, post office, 2 small grocery stores, & various little shops. the nearest "city is about 30miles"