5600 sf and empty nesters. I wouldn't mind a downsize

Apr 15, 2024
8:03:36am

OmahaOmaha Contributor

3000-3500 sf. Cut my taxes in half, less maintenance and cheaper utilities. But I love my house so am gonna stay. Good advice though.

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Utah with the largest average house size in the US or Europe, likely world wide

novacoug1

Apr 15, 7:18am

Gotta keep up with the Joneses.

Dangerous

Apr 15, 7:20am

A smaller home is actually nice.

Archaea

Apr 15, 7:24am

It's good with a lot of kids.

Belboz

Apr 15, 7:31am

5600 sf and empty nesters. I wouldn't mind a downsize

OmahaOmaha

Apr 15, 8:03am

We cut to 2 BR and 1800

Archaea

Apr 15, 8:45am

I had Utah family members with 2700-3300 sq ft houses, less than 4 kids and you

Memmo

Apr 15, 7:31am

Not necessarily a bad investment strategy

EEcougar

Apr 15, 7:40am

There will be a lot of oversize houses shortly.

DubuMfalme

Apr 15, 7:23am

Saw on X (twitter) a while back a map of all the states &

gopman

Apr 15, 7:30am

His and her offices are quite popular right bow. Eliminate the basement rooms

johnnybyu

Apr 15, 7:56am

That's a good idea and there's others. We extended

OmahaOmaha

Apr 15, 8:11am

I’m curious how much additional square footage comes from basements?

tyler durden

Apr 15, 7:28am

What do you mean? Are you thinking other places don’t have basements?

pink22

Apr 15, 7:42am

Many other places dont.

LifeLongLakerFan

Apr 15, 7:44am

I know but many places do. I don’t think there’s a delineation here but maybe.

pink22

Apr 15, 7:54am

But basements are included in square footage in Utah; not the case everywhere.

Japan Coug

Apr 15, 9:26am

Or if they do, they don’t count the square footage, like Utah does.

Japan Coug

Apr 15, 9:25am

Most houses do not have basements

Skeptical Optimist

Apr 15, 7:53am

Yes I know low lying areas don’t. But I assume when I ask you the sq footage

pink22

Apr 15, 7:58am

There are places where the basements are not typically included in the soft of the home...

Tokolosh

Apr 15, 8:08am

It is a huge part of why Utah houses are so big

johnnybyu

Apr 15, 7:58am

Largest family size, too, probably.

Iman23

Apr 15, 7:29am

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LeonMarek

Apr 15, 7:30am

Bull trap 🚩

Mjolnir

Apr 15, 7:39am

Must be counting the indoor sports courts and bowling alleys as living space

txblue

Apr 15, 7:46am

Those boat garages aren't going to build themselves.

Iman23

Apr 15, 8:30am

Utah counts basements in square footage, whereas many other states don’t. In

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