Buying a 2 Bed House

[Astrid]

3 bedroom house here and the girls (7 & 4) share a room. If we had stayed in Melbourne, we would still be in a 2 bedder, so don't see any problem with it.

[Lolpigs]

Thanks guys this really helped! Going to get DH to start looking at 2bed houses. I just figure at least we are up there, and yeah but 5 years old we will be already have built the extension, its really only for the first few years while we build up equity, it would be faster actually as 2 bed houses are quite a bit cheaper.

The extension we would be looking at would be 1 bedroom, living area and outdoor decking thing. So it would make the whole house bigger.

I just wanted to guage if it was difficult them not having their own rooms, but it seems while they are small it wouldnt be any issue.

[Miss_Dee]

I think the size of the house/property in general would be more important that the number of bedrooms. We currently live in a 3 bedroom house, but it's on a half block so the house is quite small. We're already worrying about it being too small once the baby is born, but it's because of the overall size, not the number of bedrooms itms?

Me and my sisters all took turns sharing rooms growing up and didn't get our own rooms until my parents renovated and added a 4th bedroom when we were 12, 9 and 7.

[Astrid]

I just wanted to guage if it was difficult them not having their own rooms, but it seems while they are small it wouldnt be any issue.

Comes up from time to time. You might find these threads helpful or not (just searched quickly ):
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ring-a-bedroom
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ring-a-bedroom
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...d-share-a-room
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...bedroom-or-not

[RockingBaker]

We live in a small 3 bedroom with 4 kids (soon to be 5). Ours enjoy sharing so it's ok here.

[TaRhLi.]

My twins are in the same room and will be forever - or until they move out of home

From personal experience my sister & I always shared a bedroom and she is 8yrs older then me. This didn't change until my older brother joined the army and got posted away from home when I then got his bedroom - I would have been about 10 then. I don't see any issues with sharing a room and you might find that as they get older and you do an extension that the 3rd bedroom may not get used as a bedroom but a playroom as your kids will be so used to sharing a room , of course though for resale value having that 3rd bedrrom option is a plus..

[Nai]

Dd1 is 6 and shares with dd 2 who is 3. They have bunks so they will be sharing for the foreseeable future. They love sharing so our 3rd bedroom is a playroom/spare room

[Floweryfields]

It's worth considering that to extend, will likely be very expensive - as in half the price of the house for an extension - at least that's been my experience in country Qld.

[diva det]

we lived in a 2 bedroom house that we extended to a 4 bedroom- the problem wasnt the bedroom situation, it was the size of the living space that made the difference. Just make sure there is plenty of living space and storage space if you are getting a 2 bedroom place. They are more likely to need it if they are sharing a room as their bedroom is full of beds and clothes etc.
good luck with the house hunting!!!

[Cassius2]

we are about to have 3 in a 2 bedroom! i guess the key is the other living spaces...ie open living spaces, good light. do the rooms have good built-ins and storage. our 2 bedrooms are really quite large and have heaps of good BIRs with storage up the top. We are looking at bigger houses, but not for the idea of separating the kids: they love sharing a room so even if we get a place with more bedrooms, they will remain together for the foreseeable future (ie., until our eldest needs her own space)

[Traveller]

We had 4 in a 3 bedroom house for ages. A couple of years ago we converted the study to a 4th bedroom but 2 of our kids will share until someone leaves home. It works well for us.

[~Hestia~]

I have two boys in a 3 bedroom house, the baby is still in with us. We plan to move him into his brother's room at some point after he turns one. We really want to keep the third bedroom as their toyroom!

Good luck house hunting!

[luna moth]

I grew up as one of three in a four bedroom house, and we all opted to share for ages.

About a year ago we bought a 2brm house, it let us get into the area we loved. We might extend later, but the 2nd bedroom is big enough that we don't have to. When it was built in 1896, it was heaps smaller than it is now, and I'm pretty sure people have still had kids here