Mad to buy a two bed bungalow?

[Greenestofbeans]

We have been househunting for many months. Sold up in Surrey back in November, moved in with my MIL in Somerset with our toddler (I was pregnant with no. 2, born Feb and now we are a family of 4). We made an offer on a house just after DD was born, but three weeks ago our seller pulled out for no reason). So back to the drawing board. We're exclusively looking in Wells (have fallen in love with it and can't imagine living anywhere else) but there is so little on the market right now - the house we lost really did have everything we wanted and more, and nothing else has come close. So now we are finding ourselves having to make huge compromises. One house we looked at is in a gorgeous spot on the edge of town, amazing big south facing garden with views over the hills, detached garage with a soundproofed studio. Garden is a huge plus as I am a gardener and want a nice big veg patch. Only problem is it's a two bed bungalow and rather pokey inside!

We would have the budget to extend, but I don't know about the patience. Would it be mad to buy the house to live in for the next, say, 5 years and have the kids share a room, and then decide whether to move again or extend? What would you do? I get some mad ideas in my head sometimes, and can't decide if I'm considering this house out of sheer desperation or not 😅

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/88123812#/?channel=RES_BUY

The plot and location are really important and the only things that can't be changed. I'd buy it.

Something like that. Or turn that space into a living room and convert the current living room I to bedroom 3. But then you'd be losing the lovely view to the garden from the kitchen, which seems almost criminal ... So now I'm thinking a loft conversion would be preferable, and maybe a small side extension beneath the sun room to add a utility room.

Do you need a big sitting room? What about turning/using that as a master bed, then you'll get 3 bedrooms and use the sunroom as a sitting room. You can also stick a TV a small sofa in the kitchen / diner.

it looks lovely. I’d definitely buy it! But I’d extend up into the loft to create a master bedroom with en-suite.

Oh I missed that. It's a super house OP.

We had a bungalow and fitted French doors from the main bedroom. To be able to stroll out into the garden in my PJs in the morning was lovely and it made the view from bed wonderful.

It looks great and plenty of room to extend, you have plenty of time to consider what would be most appropriate and best value. And as a PP says, you could always use the sitting room as another bedroom if needed in the interim.

The rooms are very small, for a family of four. Get quotes for extending, costs have soared for building materials you need to know what the costs will be and add a healthy contingency fund, projects always cost more than you imagine. Good luck.

Now you mention it, we aren't big living room people. Could definitely have kids share short term, medium term use the sitting room as a third bedroom (or just get a sofa bed and give kids the bedrooms), and long term extend into loft.