To buy a 2 bed house with plans for another baby?

[PiffyGumtree]

We're looking at a house that is a two bed, we already have an 18 month old. Planning (tentatively) to start TTC when he's around 2. One of the bedrooms could easily house two children, it's a fair size.

We are buying in this specific area as we want DS to go to a particular school and you basically have to be on the doorstep. As a result, houses are more expensive. Its unlikely to be out forever house but definitely for at least a few years.

My DM is worried if we had a girl, they'd have to share. I don't see it as a huge issue, especially when they're small. AIBU?

Opposite sex siblings close in age can share until secondary imho. Do it!

YANBU particularly as you say it is only going to be for a few years. Dd and ds1 are 2 and a half years apart and they actually opted to share a room when they were smaller. They shared until dd was 8. We did have another room but they didn’t want to be separated.
When we moved house I chose to put them in separate rooms as dd in particular was getting older. It’s fine when they are small and they often enjoy being together. When they are older and need more privacy you will need to move though.

You might have another ds anyway!

We're moving on from a 2 bed three and a half years after buying it new build because we're going to have had two babies in two years.

It's not an ideal situation. Although we have made a hefty return (20%) over that time, it's costing over £6000 in buying, selling and removals.

The main reason for moving is that we've run out of space in the house for four of us and all our stuff, not to mention you can't get away from each other or little ones.

Unless there are absolutely no other school options, I'd be looking for the most square footage you can get in an area you're happy to live in.

What's the potential return if you do five years in the two bed and make it very, very pretty and saleable?

YANBU we have 2 DC, 3 yo and a baby and they will be sharing when baby is older. We have a 3 bed house but the 3rd bedroom is used as an office. When we can afford to extend and put the office downstairs then they'll be able to have separate rooms. They are both boys as it happens but our plans would have been the same if we'd had one of each. The room they will be sharing is plenty big enough. Young kids don't need their own rooms.

That being said living in a house you've outgrown is hideous. Its not so much the amount of bedrooms but also size/square footage, size of living area, garden space, parking, storage space etc which we found important. (we moved from a small 2 bed to a large 3 bed last year)

You’re moving to this area for the school, but will only be in this house for a few years, so your days might not even have started school before you move? Will you be able to afford to move into a bigger house in that area? If not, i’d Think carefully. You may be there longer than anticipated.

We are only moving up the road from where we are now, but much nearer to my parents. Once DS has a school place secured if we needed to we could move slightly further away (less than a mile) and house prices are much cheaper. The houses in the particular area will always sell quickly.

He's 18 months now, will start school at 3 yrs 9months. It seemed a good idea to have moved and be in the community earlier rather than later. We hadn't planned on thinking of TTC till he was 3/4. So it's all a bit abstract at present.