I know we’ve talked about all of this before. Like a number of times. I’ll be brief.
As the season changes, its hard to ignore the fact that our life in winter would be SO much easier in a different house. A garage that was long enough that Brady could park the van in it and still open the back and get his chair out. A mudroom where wheels could drip and clean and change. A concrete driveway that was there from the start.
Regardless of the season, there would also be the added bonuses of everything being within reach. A microwave on the counter. A different island height. Main floor laundry. Bigger bathrooms. An accessible shower. A permanent stair lift to the basement. Barrier free, wide doorways. It would just be SO much easier.
Remember what stood in our way last time? It was income. Lol! Don’t get me wrong, I do understand that. People need money to buy a house. I get that. But now we have that. So we could get a mortgage. Plus, Brady’s job would open the door for us to actually get some of the materials at a discounted rate, which could make building a beautifully accessible house possible!
But the whole point of building a new home would be to make it fit a wheelchair appropriately.
Meaning a wider floor plan.
And NO LOTS in town are wide enough!! ACK!!! It is SO maddening how skinny the new lots have been developed!
We did speak to Northridge about getting two lots for one house, and they were willing to discuss it.
Would there be any discount with buying two at once? NOPE.
So that leaves us being on the hook for about 200K JUST for property.
*sigh*
Forgive my rant. I know we are very fortunate to have the home we have. It has been perfect for us for a long time, and we have been so grateful for it š But man. Winter is so much harder now. And I wish we had a better set up.
That is all. āļø Thank you for listening.