We don't live in a modest home, it's way too much. When you're coming from a 1400 sqft tract home in the middle of the city, pretty much anything bigger looks glorious. But what you don't realize, is just how much it takes to keep up with a 3,800 sqft house. More electricity, more natural gas, more water. And then, just how much of it there is to CLEAN. It can be completely overwhelming.
And then add the pool and all of its maintenance on top of that...
BUT... the neighborhood is fantastic, with a tight community feel that you can't find anywhere in Austin proper, and the elementary school, middle school, and high school are all easy walking/biking distance. Plus, the house is large enough that every bedroom has its own bathroom, there's plenty of bonus space for the family to spread out when we need to. This unnecessarily massive house was GREAT during COVID, we each had places to retreat to when we got sick of staring at each other. And it's also served well to help house my family/friends over the past two winter storms that knocked out power and water to much of Central Texas, but not my house.
But as soon as the youngest has finished high school and moved on to the next thing, we're definitely leaving this joint and downsizing big-time.
