My husband and I are looking to move out of our first home both to have a little more space and be closer to his new job. We would like to stay in the same county, but if we move to the other side, we can shave a good 15 to 20 minutes off his 40 minute commute. We'd like to stay around 425K (which we thought was a reasonable budget for our area), and we'd like somewhere in a neighborhood where the kids could safely ride their bikes, etc. We were originally open to planned subdivisions as long as we could find something we like on a lot that's not too tiny. We initially found a few options on lots as big as a half acre.
The problem is my husband is dead set against vinyl siding. He initially seemed open to it, but after seeing an otherwise great house with it, decided it was a dealbreaker. I'm trying to be respectful of his opinion, but it's severely limiting the options in our budget. We initially saw a couple of potential brick options in our budget. Unfortunately, one required more work than we were prepared for and the other had only a tiny amount of usable space in the backyard.
We managed to find one newer house on a cul-de-sac with an open floor plan, large yard, and board and batten concrete siding. I thought "finally, this is the solution!!" Unfortunately, another offer came in and was accepted before we could submit one. I'm struggling with resentment because I feel like we've officially exhausted all the non-vinyl options in our budget. There are very few subdivisions that offer non-vinyl options, and the ones that do would be over our budget. Even our realtor has expressed some confusion about why vinyl is such a big no for my husband. Is vinyl really that bad? I'm starting to worry we're going to have to stay put indefinitely until we can afford a larger budget. Any tips?
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