In my family-size house, we have a drip coffee maker and a Keurig.

Communication is table stakes and is easy to assess.

What size lot or available back yard space do you look for?

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What is the size of your home? 

Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all approach.

From my understanding, the IDR plan will factor in my income and family size, making it more affordable. 

If you want to know what they are willing to allow you do with a place you're considering buying, then reach out before you reach the closing table.

Assuming the ditch is a foot wide that's almost 14 yards of dirt, which is a full size dump truck worth of material. 

As far as the size I think it would depend on the space.