Hi there! First Reddit post so forgive me if I don't really know the way of things here.
I currently live with my boyfriend 23 M and me 22 F in a 900sq ft one bed one bath apartment on the second floor of two. The apartment isn't the most expensive but definitely has nice upgrades; such as no carpets and updated appliances. Comes with washer dryer as well as dishwasher.
We live in a college area and our neighbors are a mix of students, solo living, and low income families. The area is okay. We are right in the city and it's not the safest of cleanest. Cars have been stolen right outside of homes, stuff like that. We don't know many neighbors but one we get dinner with regularly.
We like having our own space. But we like to host friends a lot and don't have amazing room. It's doable but has its restrictions. Our apartment is 1400 a month without utilities and about 1600 with. We split up expenses pretty evenly.
Enough background.
His parents sister recently has a required a house from a passing relative and is thinking of renting it out. The place is technically still in the city but is definitely on the outskirts. The home itself is about 1300sq ft with 2 bed 2 bath. Nice living area and a great backyard with not many houses around. Right next door is their grandfather that has in home care who is definitely on the brink of passing away as well. Once he does they Will sell the whole property. This peaked our interest because they were talking about a pretty Hefty family discount at about 1200 a month without utilities. The house is definitely dated. Smaller kitchen with outdated appliances and definitely needs some tlc.
We are super interested
- To save money
- To have more than one bedroom (need a room for home office)
- To get out of apartment living
- Space!
But a big thing is if we were to move into that house we would be 30-40mins away from all family and friends. I visit my family every week and we hangout with friends pretty often. Usually every week with someone. If we were to move I'm afraid of how it would affect our relationships. And hosting is something we both truly enjoy so much. (We have game nights at our apartment quite a bit) and yes technically we would have the perfect space for hosting but we would be quite the hike away.
We love to save money as well so this would be a big deal for us. We even thought about renting with another family member/friend to make the costs even less.
Another component is job. My boyfriend funnily enough will be closer to work if we move to the house. I am currently in between jobs and working part time gigs a bit of everywhere. But I want to work in events/weddings and that's mainly in the main city. (Where we live now)
Idk. This is still very new and we don't have to hop on anything right away. I just thought asking for another opinion would help! Thx