Building your own home

[James E.]

Hi BP!

My wife and I are making a move out to the burbs and buying a small SFR that will need a reasonably extensive rehab.

Rather than going through the entire rehab thought process with everyone, I wanted to ask:

1. What's something you wish you had incorporated into the build that you didn't realize until living in the new space (e.g. laundry / trash shoot, built-ins, creative uses of space)

2. What's one thing you went overboard on, spent too much time obsessing over, or wish you had done differently?

3. What's a creative idea you had (functional and/or aesthetic) that you now can't imagine living without. This can be interior or exterior.

Thanks!

James

[Jonathan Bombaci]

I agree with alot of what @Danny Kay said, I would focus on quality not quantity. The Mcmansion days are over people want smaller, more affordable, quality homes. I see more and more people telling the maximum square footage they're looking for instead of the minimum square footage they would consider. 

If I were building, or rehabbing a home, i'd look to build a nice 3 bedroom 2 bath at 1800 square feet, with great floor plan, quality kitchen, modern baths, and hardwood floors.