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Without knowing your location, such as your town and neighborhood, my suggestion is to go with the first proposed layout. I have some very nice older rentals in the historic district in Temple, Texas, 3/1, 2/1, 1/1, from 500 to 1200 sq ft, from 60 to 100 years old, and they all open into the living area. It’s standard for older homes, and I don’t have any problems renting them. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Laura, thanks for your advice, and the house is actually in the historic district in McKinney built in 1945, so I see a lot of similarities with your rental properties, up till now I'm considering the first proposed layout unless I find some other options.

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Originally posted by @Patricia Steiner:

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I've encountered all three layouts. The wall at the entry would be a deal breaker...buyers are ready to bolt when the door opens. Of the remaining options, the bedroom near the kitchen would be preferable. I would install automatic fire suppression canisters on the stove (about $60) so should someone leaves a pot boiling on the stove, a fire won't get passed that point (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmtoIgdmPmc ). You would certainly want to point that out as a safety feature of the house (actually they should be in every kitchen - and especially those with sleeping quarters nearby). That would eliminate any safety concern with the bedroom's location.

Hope that helps. I'm not worried about you with this house...you've done all the right things and looking at it from a buyer's viewpoint is just smart. I hope you'll let us know what you decide and the results.

Thank you very much Patricia your advice gave me much needed clarity,

those automatic fire suppression canisters are defiantly useful and will be installing them in the new kitchen, Will defently update the thread with the flip results

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Originally posted by @Patricia Steiner:

First, you sure have thought out some options...and finding the most cost effective solution is always best. I recommend sharing your plan with a realtor in that market who represents that specific price point. In the markets I represent, being greeted with a wall when you enter is a deal breaker. Entering directly into the kitchen has also proven not appealing - even as much as kitchens are prized today. A realtor could tell you how the house stacks up compared to others in that market at that price point - and what you could do to improve the marketability and price. Sometimes what would not be ideal for you and me - isn't even an issue with a potential buyer.

Thanks for the advise Patricia,

I will check with a couple realtors to see which option is the least frowned upon, I do agree with you it's also depends on the buyer but I'm trying to make the house marketable to as much people as possible to be able to sell with no issues, If you had to chose in your market, would you prefer bedroom kind of close to the kitchen( not the master), an entry with a wall or entering the house directly to the kitchen ?

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Hello everybody,

I'm working on a 2 bedroom 1 bath 1945 built Texas house , when I bought it I had the intention of changing the layout since it’s in my opinion has a very big design issue with a lot of wasted living space due to the bathroom being between the living room and kitchen, leaving a very small living room, what I currently want to do is convert the interior to open floor design and convert what is labeled as FAMILY in the picture below to a 3rd bedroom and a bath, I'm trying to find the best design with least amount of construction since my budget is not very high, also I'm trying to stay within the standards to be able to sell the house with no issues, I started working with a Draftsman which he provided few suggested layouts but each one of them has it’s negatives which is why I’m asking for your great advice on which layout to go with and what to change before starting the actual work, below are the existing and suggested layouts, please share your opinions and ideas.

The house is supposed to be 1100 SQ-FT not including the Family room

I added the survey too for more clarity

Below are the suggested layouts and I'm sharing my opinion on each one of them

This one looks goo except the things I'm not sure about is it's okay not to have an entry way ? as you can see you get into the living room right after you open the door, and is it a problem for the bedroom to be kind of close to the kitchen ? Would you keep the kitchen this way or kind of push it to a corner ? I guess my most concern here is it Okay for the bedroom door to be 2-3 feet away from the Kitchen area or not

This one is my other favorite, but isn't an issue to have a wall right when you enter the house ? and have to go to the right to enter the house, an option that I thought of here is to have the door turned to the right, but if I do that, the entry would be directly to the kitchen and not the living room and again no entryway

Please share your ideas and expertise, I'm really not sure what to do here and what is standard or not in the Texas market, I don't want to end up with a bad layout

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