Master bedroom/Kids Bedroom on one floor, other kids bedroom on different floor - should we buy this house?

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Ok in the grand scheme of life, this is not a gut wrenching decision, but I thought I would ask your advice here…

Ok- here’s the deal. We love this house that we think we are going to buy. We have only one child now, hopefully to expand eventually, God willing.

The house we are lookign at has a master bedroom on the upper floor, and ONE kids room on the upper floor (also with a bathroom).

Then on the main floor is another huge bedroom (with a bathroom) and then finally on the basement floor there is naother bedroom (also with a bathroom)

So - here is my question.

If we have another child, eventually one of them will have to be on the main floor, away from us. And closer to an intruder if someone comes in (ok, its a very nice neighborhood, but you get the point.)

I dont know - what do you think?

My husband suggested that if we have another child they could share a room. Just so you know there is no way to build on to this house, its already huge…haha.

Thoughts? Ideas!!!

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I would look more if I could afford the house.

Then, I would put younger kids upstairs, older kids downstairs, as they acquire maturity and some semblance of common sense. And I would equip the master bedroom with the finest of soundproofing and door handles with a lock to keep children out when not needed. I would also get an ADT or Brink’s panel.
 
If the house is where there is a high crime rate, do not buy it.

If it is in a safe place, do not let fear of a robber make you give up a house you can afford and love.
 
Huh. That’s a tough one.

Our house has the master bedroom on a different floor than the other bedrooms but in our case the master bedroom is downstairs and all the other bedrooms are upstairs.

I know of a lot of families that have basement bedrooms (often these are actually split level homes) but those usually go to teenagers.

I see several possibilities if you decide you want this house.

The parents take large bedroom on the main floor and put the child upstairs. If there are more, put them in the master bedroom. The master bath can be shared by all. If its one of those big open ones then put in folding doors. They don’t even need to reach the ceiling. Just something for a little privacy. Same sex room sharing isn’t really a big deal when they are little. You can probably put several children in the master bedroom. Whichever sex has the greatest numbers gets the biggest room.

When they get older you can start moving them to the basement or other bedrooms.
 
rather than worryin about what if scenarios, I would concentrate, no matter what house I buy, on using prudential methods to make it as intruder and fireproof as possible. but don’t sacrifice fire safety–the most likely danger families face–for security against break-ins. IMO parents choose the bedroom best for them, often with the nursery nearby, and divvy up the rest of the kids wherever works, and change the configuration as the family grows. I would and did make a basement bedroom a privilege earned by responsible teens. Before buying count bathrooms, just as critical as no. of bedrooms
 
Just because a couple of people have mentioned it - its in sort of a poshity posh neighborhood, almost zero crime.

Vester
 
I don’t see a problem with buying it. It’s not in a bad area, and you always have the option of having your master bedroom be the huge bedroom downstairs–that way you could keep an eye on things above and below you! 👍
 
vester44 said:
The house we are lookign at has a master bedroom on the upper floor, and ONE kids room on the upper floor (also with a bathroom).

Then on the main floor is another huge bedroom (with a bathroom) and then finally on the basement floor there is naother bedroom (also with a bathroom)
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Put as many kids as you can in the room near yours until they are ready to move downstairs 👍 .
 
vester44 said:
The house we are lookign at has a master bedroom on the upper floor, and ONE kids room on the upper floor (also with a bathroom).

Then on the main floor is another huge bedroom (with a bathroom) and then finally on the basement floor there is naother bedroom (also with a bathroom)
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Since all of the bedrooms have a bathroom, I would make all of the rooms upstairs into the kids’ rooms, and use the main floor bedroom as the “master.” I don’t like to move kids out of my room until after the toddler years, though (we do the family bed thing), so I wouldn’t have to be constantly going upstairs in the middle of the night with babies. The basement would be the playroom. 😃
 
I have always ruled out this kind of house out of hand.

We have always been co-sleepers, and during that transitional period when we are getting them into their own beds, they come looking for us at night alot. We have children coming into our bed at night at least two times a week, sometimes more. Whether it’s the co-sleeper learning to use their own bed, or the older child who had a nightmare, or the even older child who just feels scared or wants to snuggle… I don’t want stairs involved in that mix. Sleepy kids + stairs = nothing good.

I wouldn’t even have looked at that house. In fact, when we bought this one, I told the realtor to just screen out any houses built like that.

That is my personal preference and the reasoning for it. Take it for what it’s worth. :o
 
I’d also take into consideration how long you hope to live there.

If you think you will be there a long time, put several kids in the room near you. When they are old enough to “move out” they can be on another floor.

The time they are small is short. Once they are older, you may enjoy having a bedroom and bath on a separate floor 😉 .

I’d consider long term, not just the few years they are little.

Happy house hunting!
 
Usually people know from the get-go. Or if there are doubts, they center more on cosmetics, not floor plans. You can add an extra bath; you can’t change bedroom floors.

I’d be inclined to say you ought to keep looking. Not because it isn’t right, rather feeling the need to ask pretty much means it isn’t right.
 
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