Do You Prefer a Big House or Smaller House?

@sdas86 (6076)
Malaysia
November 27, 2008 3:24am CST
I prefer smaller house. I want a house that is not too big and I want my house just sufficient for living. I do not like big house because the maintenance is quite expensive and it is quite scary to stay alone in a big house when all family members are out. So, I prefer smaller house. If you are going to buy a house, would you buy big house or smaller house? What criteria would you like to have for your house?
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@impexp (246)
• China
27 Nov 08
I prefer big house as there are 6 persons in my family.So if the house is not big enough,all of us feel narrow to live.The house we present live has a roomy parlour, and my daughter always runs here and there happily.It is so nice to hear daughter's laugh loudly,thus big house is my first choise if we need to buy a new one.
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
hi, I have 6 persons in my family too. My house is not so big and I think it is still acceptable. Maybe I will buy much larger house when I am rich.
@animeniak (425)
• United States
28 Nov 08
I prefer a house smaller than a small house.. meaning all I need is a little tiny house with ONE bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, a living room (not too big) and nothing else! Because I can cook my own meals in the kitchen, I can take care of my hygiene in the bathroom, I can eat my own meals anywhere in the house (other than bathroom) and I can do my work in my bedroom with a working computer and a desk and a little bed. Actually, I don't even need a bed! because I can just take a nap or sleep on the couch or on the bedroom floor with a comfortable blankies and pillows, that works for me. Who needs a big house with like 3 or more rooms and like 2 or more bathrooms and a huge kitchen with a little dining room with it? I don't need all that!! It is true, like you said, maintenance would kick my @$$ because of load of utility fees and some other extras, but I don't need all that! Get this, if I had the money to buy myself a big house with a lot of rooms and a couple of bathrooms and some more unnecessary extras here and there around the house, I would rather get myself more electronics that I really want, do a little work on my car, and send some money to my family (if I have some more to spare..)
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
Hi, I do not want to have a house which is too small. I think that living in a smaller house that have enough rooms is quite good for me.
• United States
1 Dec 08
well we all have our own ideal kinds of house, don't we? well that sounds great for you. Happy mylotting :)
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
28 Nov 08
I have never had a big house so I dont know what it would be like. But if I bought one and could choose a small one or a big one. I would choose the bigger one just to see what it is like to live there.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
Hi, I think that living in a smaller house that have enough rooms is quite good for me.
• Canada
29 Nov 08
I don't come from a big family so i wouldn't need a big big house. But I love big houses. I like having all the extra room for whatever you want. And even with the biggest of houses the floors can fill up fast with stuff.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
Yeah, if we do not clean the house, soon it will fill up with a lot of stuff. I like large house too but I do not like cleaning especially cleaning backyard. So, now I prefer smaller house which is easier to clean.
• United States
28 Nov 08
I never have lived in a big house except when I was a kid growing up. My last home was 750 sq. ft. which was to small. Not enough closits or cupbords, no garage. I would like a home about 1,600 sq. ft. and 3 bedrooms. One for me one for the cats and one for guests. So I think a smallish house but not as small as my last one. If i had a house too large it would be hard to keep it clean. I have disabilities so for sure I wouldn't want a big house.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
Hi, I think that living in a smaller house that have enough rooms is quite good for me. It is much easier to move around and maintaining the house is easer.
• United States
28 Nov 08
I agree with you at all. I have a lot of experience living in big houses, as a child I was in Palmira City in Colombia, and the houses were big and old... Another thing is that the cold is very usual in a house like that. I remember when I played games with my friends, sometimes they never end! just because you can´t find your target... I agree with the lonely feelings. It was very sad a weekend if your parents were out, and the maintenance... never ends either!!! That´s the reason why, right now I live in a very small apartment in Cali city, with my sweet wife and my little son.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
Hi, Yeah, you are right. Cleaning big house is very tiring. So, I think that living in a smaller house that have enough rooms is quite good for me.
@gemini_rose (16264)
27 Nov 08
I thought I preferred a big house, with having four kids it seemed the best thing to have. Now that I have it I want a smaller house, my house is huge and as I have found out means the kids have more room to make a mess and boy is it hard to keep clean behind them! So, I would like a smaller house with less mess making room!
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, Big house is really hard to manage. We need to do a lot of cleaning and that is really tiring.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
27 Nov 08
I prefer a medium sized house.We have 5 people in our household. And that size would fit us just perfectly. I myself don't really like a large sized house, because I am not too fond on staying in something that is very big. It does feel pretty scary staying on one. I will have to admit that one.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
I like my house to be just enough for my family too. I prefer smaller house because I do not like to do a lot of cleaning.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
27 Nov 08
I would like to have a small house but not so very small. Just enough for me and my family. Just 3 bed rooms and 1 guest room will be nice. A comfortable living room and a nice kitchen. I don;t like a big house too. It is hard to maintain and as what you said, it is very expensive. I want to have an office and library in my house. that is very good.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
I want to have a small house just enough for my family too. I do not want a house too big or too small.
@lisa0502 (1724)
• Canada
27 Nov 08
I live in a four plex right now. There are 5 kids and me and my husband living here. It is only a three bedroom place. If I had the choice I would like to have a 5 bedroom house but I would not want it to big. I do not think that I would like cleaning a big house.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, Cleaning a big house takes a lot of time and very tiring. I do not like it. So, I prefer smaller house.
• India
27 Nov 08
I prefer a cute little house Filled with happiness and dolls. Filled with my parents,my niece and nephews mischieves,my sister and brother-in-laws care. Tell me which other place can be better than this. A need a place which is small which have people who have big loving hearts. Only that can make a good difference.
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, A loving family is good but make sure your house is big enough for all the people you have mentioned. Thanks for your response.
• Philippines
27 Nov 08
When I have kids... yes... I would like to have a bigger house. Because my kids needs space. But as of at the moment... I am happy and contented of having a small room. Its easy to clean and organized. I dont need a bigger one yet. so this small room will do.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, Thanks for your response.
• China
27 Nov 08
I aslo prefer to a smaller house,because I 'm still a single. if the house is too big ,I'feel uncomfortable when I stay home alone.oh, I 'd like to site my small house on a farm , plant some cherry trees and orange trees around my house , keep some pet.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Wow, that would be a great place to build your house. I think that it would be very comfortable to have a house as described by you.
@yonato (1)
• Colombia
27 Nov 08
ok i prefer the big houses because i like to feel relax, so in a small house i think it´s not for me. i like the big things
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, I think that having a big house need you to do a lot of work. For example, you will need to clean the backyard, clean the floors and pay more money for maintainance. So, I prefer smaller house.
@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
27 Nov 08
Just like you, I prefer a small house. We are only two in the house, so no need to have many rooms and spaces. Just enough space with two or three bedrooms, nice kitchen and simple living room. It's easier to clean and maintain small spaces.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, You are right. I like smaller house because it is much easier to maintain. For example, large house normally have backyard, so a lot of work is needed to clean the backyard and it is really tiring. So smaller house is better.
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
I actually prefer a big house, bigger than the one we have today. I like the one with a garden and a library, and I would like to build our own instead of buying. Thanks.
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 08
Hi, I do not like house that is too big. It would be very hard maintain.
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
28 Dec 08
i prefer a big house but not very big.its nice if there is lot of space in the house.
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
29 Dec 08
Hi, I like house that is not too big. I want my house just enough for my family. Big house is hard to maintain.
@sindhu88 (306)
• India
27 Nov 08
Hii i like to have a small but some what spacious house thats it. It should be like short and sweet home,When coming to big house lots of maintainance is needed.and for moving from one room to another room only takes a lot of time in bighouse.....so i prefer small house only.
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Same for me. Smaller house is easy to take care of. The maintainance is cheaper too.
• United States
27 Nov 08
I like it the big houses because we in my family are six persons, my mom my dad my two brothers my sister and me of courseall my brothers and sisters are married they dont live in the house but sometimes go to visit the family and they have wife or husband and babies!! And we are a lot of people!!! Hav a nice day and a very good week ;) see you and happy thanksgiving day :) bye bye
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@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
28 Nov 08
Hi, For big family, I think that bigger house is necessary. Small house for big family will not be sufficient.
@RitaGreen (141)
• United States
27 Nov 08
I prefer a big house because I like to have enough room to entertain lots of people. Maintenance would be expensive but the joy of living in a place with plenty of room to move around would be fantastic. It would also give ample room for overnight guests. I love the idea of having enough room for storage too!
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 08
Hi, It is very true that maintanance will be expensive. I think that living in big house requires us to do more work such as cleaning the house and backyard. So, I prefer smaller house because it is more easy to clean.
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
28 Nov 08
Hey RitaGreen! I see you haven't posted your own discussion, I hope to stumble upon one of your own soon. Thanks for commenting in my discussion!