Is it unwise to buy a one bedroom house?

GlynD

poppysarah wrote: »

this week maybe but what about the future?

Same goes for

- no spare room for when friends/relatives come to stay
- no room for new hobby
- no room for baby
- no room for new partner's stuff
- no room for working from home

All possible future events that need more space. The future is unknown, but I know a one bed property is almost certainly too small for most people.

Get floorplan and fit in furniture you already own. Would it fit?

In all honesty I think you need to review OP's requirements. Likewise my own posts. I was quite happy in my wee one bedroom apartment thank you. I didn't want lodgers or people staying with me, although there was always the option of camp beds etc.

Some of us are quite solitary people you know? :cool:

chris_m

GlynD wrote: »

Some of us are quite solitary people you know? :cool:

I'm a solitary person too yet I've managed to expand to successfully fill my 2-bed (sorry, 1 bed, 1 junk room ) flat. If I have visitors, I have a sofabed in the lounge, but it's not ideal.

However, when I can afford to retire an up sticks somewhere else I'll be wanting at least a 2-bed house with a decent shed or garage to act as the junk room, preferably a 3-bed place so I have a spare room available for visitors without having to clear out a junk room or vacate the lounge when they want to turn in

GlynD

chris_m wrote: »

I'm a solitary person too yet I've managed to expand to successfully fill my 2-bed (sorry, 1 bed, 1 junk room ) flat. If I have visitors, I have a sofabed in the lounge, but it's not ideal.

However, when I can afford to retire an up sticks somewhere else I'll be wanting at least a 2-bed house with a decent shed or garage to act as the junk room, preferably a 3-bed place so I have a spare room available for visitors without having to clear out a junk room or vacate the lounge when they want to turn in

Bah humbug and bu gger them all. Nobody's staying with me! *snaps shotgun closed*

poppysarah

SailorSam wrote: »

Humphrey has said though he's happy on his own and doesn't want lodgers.
Us Grumpy Old Men can do without sharing and having someone leave the top off the toothpaste and dirty knickers in the sink.
I'm not really miserable i don't mind a woman coming for the night so long as she goes home in the morning.

People change.
Circumstances change.

Even nuns might take up playing the cello.

Pupnik

I would personally not buy a 1 bedroom house but that doesn't mean it wouldn't sell- if it is a nice house in a nice area and it has outdoor space and plenty of storage (ie the garage) it will surely sell at some point- or he could end up renting it out if he does decide he wants a bigger place some time in the future.

poppysarah

GlynD wrote: »

In all honesty I think you need to review OP's requirements.


Some of us are quite solitary people you know? :cool:

Some even the most solitary find love from time to time.
Or a hobby.

PasturesNew

1 bed, garage. Perfect.
Do it.

GlynD

poppysarah wrote: »

Some even the most solitary find love from time to time.
Or a hobby.

Aha - there you go assuming. Naughty naughty

I didn't say I was single did I?

PasturesNew

poppysarah wrote: »

Some even the most solitary find love from time to time.
Or a hobby.

And some don't...

Re the hobby though, I've now got a hobby that needs outside space and a garage/workshop.

Sounds like the OP's little house, with a garden and garage might still be OK with hobbies that need outside space.

PasturesNew

If the garden's big enough, you can also look at getting a small conservatory, or a small garden room/summerhouse and as many sheds as you need.

That'd be nice. Bung in some patio doors, stick on a small conservatory, even if it's only 6' long and 4' wide.