We live in a 4 bed semi, in a reasonably quiet residential street, with a fairly big garden. 4th bedroom and kitchen are an extension put on by previous owners. It's an old house and needs a fair bit of work, though mostly cosmetic (new kitchen, bathroom, floors, external painting and landscaping). We are prepared to top up our mortgage by £40-50k which should amply cover all this work.
However for the same amount we could move to a bigger house in the same postcode area. A much bigger house. But it's on a busy main road and has a much smaller garden. DH is concerned about both of these things. I'm concerned that no matter how much money we put into cosmetic improvements, our current home will never be as big as this other one. I know people years ago brought up 13 kids in a 2 up/2 down and this is not a stealth boast. The reality is that these are the options we can afford and we are fortunate to have this dilemma.
But I would like to hear fellow MNers experiences or thoughts. Move or improve - WWYD?