My wife and I are considering buying an approximately 1,000 square foot condo in the Los Angeles area. It has many factors that we love: top floor, large living area and bedrooms, walkable to some shops. The only drawback is that the bathrooms are tiny. Tiny as in you can stand in the middle and touch the toilet, sink, and shower without having to take a step. There are a few things we could do to help give illusion of space, IE pedestal sinks, etc. We would remodel them very nicely but more than like would not be able to add much size. I'm new the home buying, but from everything I see it's bathrooms and kitchens that are credited for selling a place. Any thoughts, especially from anyone in the condo-buying market? Thanks.
2007-02-27 01:24:37 · 3 answers · asked by rauldr07 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I'm renting a condo right now. I, personally, would never purchase a condo with size bathrooms this particular one has. Depending on the lay out, consider taking a wall out to provide more space. In mine, the bath and toilet are in one room, something like 3x6', and the sink area is a seperate almost 8x8 foot space which connects to a LARGE walk in closet. I'd buy it if they took the wall between the sink, toilet and bathtub out and revamped the closet area. But not before.
2007-02-27 03:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find out from your Realtor how long those condos in the same complex have sat on the market before being sold. If its under 3-4 months, the condos are in a buyer's market and you should be ok. You want to be sure that they do sell, if they do, you are good to go.
Good luck!
2007-02-27 02:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mark P. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can live with it, then make an offer. If not move on.
2007-02-27 01:42:31 · answer #3 · answered by Alterfemego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋