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Old 04-07-2011, 07:45 AM
 
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Buy the bigger house. Really, the cost of an addition is rarely cost effective, unless you do the work yourself. You will get the sf you desire far less expensively by buying a larger home.

Not only that, but the "added onto" house is usually misproportioned and uglier after the addition.
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Old 04-08-2011, 09:49 AM
 
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The colonial is in pristine condition and has large yard. Financially, I think it makes more sense for me to spend more to buy a larger home. There are a lot of unknowns to buy and expand. I withdrew my offer. Thank you all who contributed to my question/concern.
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:23 AM
 
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How much would it be, if I want to do a second floor addition one bath and two bedrooms. Rough estimate
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Old 10-23-2014, 11:20 AM
 
Location: 42°22'55.2"N 71°24'46.8"W
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It's already been answered. $200/sf.
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Old 10-23-2014, 02:00 PM
 
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Buy the bigger house. Really, the cost of an addition is rarely cost effective, unless you do the work yourself. You will get the sf you desire far less expensively by buying a larger home.

Not only that, but the "added onto" house is usually misproportioned and uglier after the addition.
Unless there is something really special about the location or you're buying in a location where the value of the land dwarfs the value of the structure, this is pretty much always true. You could easily justify a $200K addition in one of the gold-plated top half-dozen suburbs in metro-Boston as long as you're buying one of the smaller houses in the neighborhood. In a less desirable town, not so much.
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