Dream or nightmare? Would you let your family move in?
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Come along with me as I show you how we are living out the dream of creating a family compound. [A single piece of land that multiple members of the same family call home]. It was a once-in a-life time opportunity to purchase this property a few years ago and we've been renovating it ever since! In this video, I'm taking you on a tour of the cottage house, which is actually the original home on the property. My sister and her family are getting ready to move in so I have a few loose ends to finish up.
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Next door to me is my moms house that I grew up in. I moved here (next door to her) in 1991. My brother built a house behind hers in 1994. We now have a total of 50+ acres. My brother has 2 kids in their 20’s. They will build homes on this land someday. Today would have been my dad’s 85th birthday. He passed in January. We realized in his last years how vital it is to have family nearby, while still honoring space and freedom. Being family we are like minded. So there’s no boom boom stereo late hours. I can dog sit for my family while they’re on vacation. I know who should and shouldn’t be coming up driveway. There’s millions of pluses with very few minus if any minus. None come to mind.
Wow, that's incredible! On my mom’s side of the family there was a similar situation. As a kid I always thought it was so cool! They all had their houses but plenty of land and privacy. I’m sorry for your loss. My mom passed 11 years ago. It puts a lot into perspective. Obviously, we are working on a much small portion of land, but I’m so thankful to have family close by.
@@flippinggorgeous my brother is purchasing 15 more acres next month to continue growing the compound. We have been questioned and somewhat criticized by people that just don’t get it, mostly people that don’t get along with family. You and your family will always cherish this decision. Sorry to hear about your mom. May God bless you and your family on this new chapter
IF you can find work nearby?
@@stoveguy2133 I’m outside of Huntsville Alabama. I think it’s rated number 2 in nation for cost of living, top 10 for growth. There’s jobs all over this area. Many of them are government contractors. Housing boom still strong here
Wow! This sounds amazing
Once upon a time it was the norm for homes to be multi-generational. Grandparents were able to live out their days surrounded by their children and grandkids.
I’m realizing how important this is as a mom of 3 young kids.
American individualism is not working. I’m glad people are going back to living communally with their family.
Multi-generational living is still the norm in many parts of the world. Just not the US lol.
Lena, your family are so lucky to have you! It is so kind of you and your husband to think of having your family living on your property. The cottage is perfect!
Thank you! We’be been fortunate to have people help us along the way. This is how we can pay it forward. I'm so happy to have them here! Thank you for watching 😁
So...a village. We've come full circle as a society. Now we just need to make these happen everywhere.
I think more and more people are trying to do this but it’s definitely a challenge to find the space for it
We have 49 acres 5 homes on a huge homestead. Yes we all get along. Good luck.
Wow, that’s awesome!
This is a dream of my niece to have a family compound, especially since my generation are seniors now. She would love to be able to be close to make sure her parents and siblings are safe.
I can relate to her so much! I hope she finds a way to do it!
I would love to have a family compound to help family too.
I love the family compound idea, honestly have always loved the idea of owning an entire village full of God loving families and hopefully relatives! ❤️🙏
Me too. For me it will be my God loving and nature loving single friends , or even couples. Most of us are in our 50's and very social and dreading the thought of retirement that is creeping up on us. We are not ready at all and love living alone, yet would love to be a lot closer to each other and make our own little community.
Big thank you for being a positive example for contemporary living -- getting back to how families once were! We may not all get along with our family members but if families can't depend upon each other, the families may break. Today's culture and our society are much worse off than ever before -- and it shows.
Thank you for watching! Family is the most important thing to me. I hope other people will be inspired by it.
They should put the baby in the laundry room and keep room as masters, the cottage is super cute!!!
Yes create a outside shed for extra clothes and other items. They need more storage
Agree - build a family reusable outdoor - laundry and utility building / room.
I have 5 siblings and always wanted us to live this way. I owned a 3 flat and family did live there, but payment was a misunderstanding. Now, 10 yrs later, I would do it again! We are all close and spend all holidays and weekends together.
I'm 75, my husband passed away 3 years ago. My granddaughter and her two children have one bedroom, and my daughter and her partner live in the other. My house is 3 bedroom, 1 bath. We live in central California, believe me houses are not cheap. I would love to have a set up like yours, but I would have to come up with a million dollars to buy it. Your second house is lovely, you have done an amazing job making it beautiful.
This a dream! The way family should live.
I’m starting to realize that we were meant to stay together ❤️
Completely agree 😊
As long as you have boundaries
Yessss
This idea is perfect!! If at all possible family should be together. I have an adult son, not married. There is only the 3 of us in the family and we're currently looking for a home that will fit all our needs. I'm in my 70s and eventually the home will be his. I know others who live this way and it works out well. Glad I saw your video. TFS Hugs from California * L
I’m glad you are here! Thank you for watching! I hope that you find something that could accommodate all of you. That would be wonderful
My Aunt had a Sears house that they built in 1963. It was a small ranch . With 3 bedrooms and 1 bath .
Thank you for sharing! If hers was 1963 then this could be one too!
Awesome! Such a great way to support your family and have time together. I love the cottage and what you've done with it so far. I feel like you could easily divide the current bedroom into two, if they want separate spaces for the kids, and keep the living room as is. Right off the kitchen seems more intuitively a living space for me.
That is definitely something to think about! Thank you for the input!
I agree. That small area after the sofa could be an office
area, especially if anyone worked from home.
There is enough space in bedroom you could even put up a divider wall to make 2 separate room areas for private sleep space
So true! We were discussing that today!
@@flippinggorgeous The dividing wall could be partially built with Ikea furniture used as clothes storage. Packing it with clothes would make it sound dampening. A "lift up storage bed" (with struts) would provide lots of storage.
@@flippinggorgeous Btw, you are so smart to provide a place for family. *Another idea: an elevator bed.* See tiny house vids or vanlife vids, if you are not familiar with them. Better than a Murphy bed for freeing up the space for exercise or for a child's play area. Murphy beds trap the moisture in the sheets which we are supposed to air out daily by pulling the covers and sheets back. Plus if you get bed bugs, they have easy access w/ a Murphy bed.
I have had multiple family live with us- it’s been awesome!! You won’t regret it, so much fun having nieces and a nephew growing up around you, now that they are all grown up we have a lot of fun memories.❤
This was common where I grew up (small town TN), many extended families lived in separate homes on the same land. I grew up next to my grandparents and on back of the property was a shared small farm and a big mechanic’s garage and welding shop…all inside the city limits…even had pigs on the very back of the land. Growing up, all I wanted to do was get to a city! I’m still a city girlie but appreciate how much I was grounded by growing up the way I did.
A family compound is my dream also.
I would love to do this with friends that have some common lifestyles. I am single and have many single friends in my age group (50's mostly) and would really benefit from having common land with a lot of common areas that we can each kind of take the lead on keeping nice, while we actually outsource a good amount of maintenance and share the expenses.
Then of course each of us have our own private living spaces.
It is nice seeing someone do this with family or otherwise. This is like a 5 year goal for myself to be working towards and also dropping the idea out there to people.
That sounds like an amazing plan to work towards! I hope you find some friends who share the dream as well!
I think it's a great idea and with the insanity in the world, it's good to have family close. Good luck!
This is a dream of mine
Love the idea of a family compound but I've found it does not work out when even one person is going in a different direction. If everyone is on the same page it could be a beautiful thing.
That’s a good point! Everyone needs to be respectful and have a common goal
You could make the laundry room the toddlers/newborn room
The large long bedroom could be divided into two separate bed rooms!
I think a family compound would be my dream. How lovely!
It's great that you can help out family and the little house could work on a short terms basis for your sistere. However, I think it is too small for a soon to be family of four. @8:32, I would make that into a cot/bed niche for the toddler and not turn it into a dressing room. That way the bedroom won't be entirely taken up with beds plus a baby cot.
I had that same thought! Unfortunately that room doesn't have central air so our concern is it would get too hot for their toddler but maybe we can find a solution because it would be a perfect use of space
Just a suggestion in wvat is the bedroom now. Out a murphy bed they hacecreally nice regular mattress ones by the tv where the French doors are. Then out a wall up on the closet side make a baby bedroom on that side. Then the other living area is all theirs.
Murphy bed is an incredible idea! Thank you!
There is power in the family, you break up the family we lose our power and it will destroy a nation
My family has a compound!! Best life!!
I bought a home on acreage many years ago, that I retired to in 2019. The property has a large pole barn and a shed on it too, and where I live has minimal zoning law's, so tiny houses and/or travel trailers/5th wheels wouldn't be a problem, if a family member was to find themselves in a situation of need. You never know what could happen in this day and age.
I think the pandemic taught us that you never know what to expect! Living through that experience definitely led us to buying a homestead!
Where did you find the property, we are looking to do the same thing.
I would rather make two bedrooms out of the existing bedroom. It would only need a stud wall insulation for noise and of course a door. Then the space in the living dining kitchen remains functional and spacious
Good idea!!
It's so smart. If you have a great relationship with your family it's the greatest thing you could do and share cost. Things are getting bad and being together is all that really matters.
The rent is really great for them 😜 (it’s free)! The housing market is so crazy that this will allow them to continue saving for the house they need!
We really should have done this for my parents. As it is we all live around 30 min from my parent's house and as they are now in their 80s it would have been insanely more convenient to have our parents as neighbors.
This is beautiful and an awesome idea to help family❤🎉
Thank you so much for watching! I'm super excited to have them.
This is my dream and I rarely hear it about families moving onto one piece but it’s something I’ve always talked about since I was a teenager! (I’m 53 now). Now my kids are in their early twenties and I have one in his mid twenties I keep telling them I’m going to buy a piece of land with lots of acreage and everyone could build their house on it if they wanted to!! Even before I had kids I wanted to get like minded people in one huge property mine was vegetarians and everyone responsible for helping with the garden and everyone lives their own lives but you have people who are close because they have same interests and they are helping with building a big beautiful property!! It’s like taking a bunch of different peoples skills and helping build homes and a community!!
That would be amazing if you could do that for your children!
U should onvove your sister in decor decision.
Oh, she definitely is! We come up with these ideas together.
No this is how life was meant to be: family close by, people sticking together. This is a dream. I wish I could move in too! Could babysit maybe. Mow the lawn, fix things. And hey! Think of DALLAS and DYNASTY, they all lived together in just small rooms.
Omg this is my dream too! My sister and I talk about this so much over the years! I love what you’re doing! It’s beautiful. May God continue to bless you all! This is amazing ❤🎉
Thank you for watching! I hope you and your sister get the opportunity one day!
What a cool video! “ I love what you’ve done with the place.”
What you said at the beginning: you’ll ever love the idea, or it will be one of your worst nightmares. Right now, I’m not liking it, but as my husband and I get older we might move on my stepdaughter’s property. She has a few acres and already has her brother in law there. Actually, not a bad idea ( if everyone stays in their space 😳….)
Thank you! It sounds like you might have talked yourself into it 😜
It's too bad we moved away from this many decades ago because now, especially here in B.C. (Canada) its beyond the affordability of any except the very wealthy to buy an acreage with multiple dwellings on it. We've tried. $5,000+ a month to rent a 3 bed. home with an inlaw suite. Well over $1,000,000 to purchase. It's like a bad dream you can't wake up from.....
Love that you are doing this Lena!! So happy that you will have more time with your sister while this housing market improves. Can’t wait to see the “after” after!
Thank you!! It’s come a long way! I’m excited to have her nearby every day!
Looks like the past is coming back with multi-generational living. We can't afford the nuclear family anymore. Community binds people and for the past 50-60 years, we've been pushed apart.
What you’re describing is quite common in our area. I live in rural Oklahoma. It’s cattle ranching for the most part. A lot of the time if land comes available either next to the “home place” or very near, the children will buy it to either build on or remodel the existing home. On our ranch, my parents have a house as do my husband and myself and my brother.
While I appreciate what your video accomplishes, How about one that highlights the challenges of families living on the same property? How do you maintain healthy boundaries? How do you handle differences as they come up? Do you have privacy time set each week so you get a break from each other? Just a few things in this same line of reasoning.
Such an adorable cottage. I dont know if anyone has mentioned this, but if the laundry was turned around so it would open into what im guessing is a hallway, then that could be a cute little bedroom for the little ones. Then there could be a closet placed where the swinging door exit is in the master bedroom since there is already going to be a french door exit next to it. Then you have 2 bedrooms! Its probably already been considered, but just thiught I'd mention it. Have good one. Love this video!
This is such a nice idea-sometimes I wish we had this as my parents are elderly and I am their only source of help. My siblings live in other states, so it’s just me and my husband and kids to help with their needs. Also my brother has cancer and is divorced so he is pretty much on his own dealing with treatments, his kids and their dog who is alone much of the time or in a kennel. I’ve said many times I wish I could help him more. It definitely takes a village, not just with kids but the elderly as well.
This is common in my country back in Philippines (province area). If your parents have a lot, all their children are allowed to build a house on that lot and when the parents passed on, the eldest child will inherit the main house (which turn into ancestral house). But now its no longer like that due to western influence.
The bedroom is big enough to split up with a foe wall you could make it a two in one bedroom and keep the cottage the way it is and that would be so much less expensive
Yes I thought this too. At least the children would have a room each and the baby would be less likely to wake the other child.😊
Great idea! Beautiful cottage! I am doing the same thing in Costa Rica. I bought a piece of property and will build for myself and other family members or friends as needed. I wish I was more talented in the decorating area 😁
As long as you have strong family members with concrete rules. Most families would fight 24-7.
You could put bookshelves up to block off a space for the babies where the current bed is now. Then it wouldn’t look like your kids sleep in the living room.
Hello, love your video. Have you considered turning what you want the laundry room to be into a bedroom. The bedroom looks large enough to make into 2 bedrooms.
The French door curtains need to be put on a longer rod so curtains don’t cover any of the window area. Also rods on all windows need to be moved higher on the wall which makes rooms feel bigger too.
how do you turn off closed captions. I will read the whole time if it is on :(
I would love a family compound with my kids and their families together. We said we would do that if we won the lottery! lol.
Put a divider in the bedroom so they can all sleep in the bedroom. It seems big enough. If not, blow out the sliding door a few feet.
Our friends are on a wonderful compound homesteaded by great granpa. Genius what they did and you are doing!
awesome this is the future and its right.. to go back to roots.. screw the baby boomer not teachin many how to live free
I've sold r.e. 39 yrs. Never have I seen such insane prices here in Phoenix. I myself am living in a home i bought in 2011 for 145k. Now worth 525k... I'm just happy i don't have a payment. Subscribed!! Timmy C Arizona
We live in a family compound in Puerto Rico! It’s Amazing!
so cool!
i want to do this but none of my family likes me. lol.
I have wanted to do thIs for years. Trying to get all the siblings to get on board, not happening.
I think a family estate/compound (or farm or ranch) is wonderful! I'm a widow so this wouldn't be something I could do, but if you be got grown adult children, parents, I laws, maybe even an older single relative--what a great way to have your loved ones around you!!! So many benefits!!!
I guess it depends on one’s perspective. The more miles between my mother and I, the better.
My dream is for me to have a property where my boys or any family can live on the same property. ❤️
I love your cottage and your compound. I would move there in a heartbeat! ❤
I’m new to your channel! And man do I like what your doing! I totally agree with you on how crazy the prices of homes are and rentals are. It’s getting out of control, I’m hearing that some people are living in their cars because they can’t afford to rent. I think more people need to do what your doing. Great idea 👍💯👍
I've had the same dream. Wonderful to see you are making it happen. New to your channel. I'm curious what state you are in. I'm in the PNW outside Seattle and prices here are still crazy. :(
Hi Lina, this is the first time I watch your channel and I love you for what you want to achieve. Having the whole family near by is the very best a person can have. It's a dream come true. God willing, they will feel so comfortable that they will not want to leave and set roots there. It will be awesome for you, your sister, parents and extended families to live in a community. If you were rated, I would give you 5 stars plus : )
In past generations it was common to live in multi generational homes. My parents had my Grandpa live with us and we were stronger for it. That said, there are some families who should not live together. Kids can't get by with too much under Grandma's watchful eye.
I think communes and family arrangements like this are the way to go.
It is a beautiful idea to have your sister close. Well, this is an idea the place has a long, long living room. You perfectly can do there the kids bedroom in front of the bathroom, where they can have their little beds and a cute decoration and few toys, and your sister can have her master bedroom with that view to the garden and their closets and privacy, she can accommodate a mobile wall to make there their kids playroom space in front of the bedroom door because it is a large room too and there are enough space for all that without sacrifice the living-room and their privacy .
What state is it in? If it's in the state I am to retire, I will look you up for help.
We have one in rural Arkansas on a mountain ridge, 50 acres of paradise. My brother and wife, my 95 yr old Mom and me and hubs bought it in 2016, way before the economy went south. It's paid for. Beautiful homes we built ourselves. It's the way to go. We have plenty of space so we're not on top of each other. If we don't want to see someone, we just stay away, but we love each other and do holidays and things together all the time. Respecting someone's space keeps it civil. Congrats to you and your family.
That sounds incredible!
IKEA Pax wardrobes make excellent floor to ceiling room dividers that would also be functional. One closet side could face the “master” and the other the newly fashioned toddlers bedroom for closet storage for both. If wide enough, leave a separation between the two for a door way- diy sliding barn door could be adorable? - and voila! Two bedrooms plus closets in the same large space :)
Thanks for the tips! We've been looking that the PAX. She and I are planning a trip to ikea soon!
How wonderful to have family so close by! The cottage is adorable! I was thinking, I could live there!!!
I’m glad you explained because the FBomb had me nope….no reason to come back…..maybe you should edit it out….
Some people have the $$ to do that. BTW, very nice house !
I've been wanting to do this for myself, sister and two adult nieces with kids. 🤞
I hope you're able to one day!!
I’m new to your channel. I found you three days ago, and I have been binge watching all of your videos the last three evenings.
Would enjoy seeing a full tour of the main house, and property.
Wow! Thank you so much! I guess it still shocks me that people watch 😁 I’m grateful you’re here! Working on a video now with the tour of the main house!
The bedroom could be made into 2 bedrooms , 1 for the kids, one for the parents.its very impractical to have you sleep in the dining / kitchen and have the kids sleep in the lounge! Do not understand your train of thoughts!
All valid points! we will have to play around with trying to divide up that space!
Lena, your closed captioning needs some work. Lots of wrong words, and your "Lots of boxes" came out "What the f$$k."
Oh no 🙈 I totally didn't catch that!
I could do that because everyone still has their own home! It's not like we are under the same roof all day long. How do you find properties with multiple structures on it? Is it something more common in certain states?
Yes! The separate spaces and kitchens are key 😜
Nice cottage! I would have loved to live there with my young family next to my cool sister! Oh the money I could have saved and yes, of course, the memories!!!!
Yes! I'm hoping it will allow them to save a good amount of money and we will make some incredible memories in the process.
If sleepy Joe stays in office you won't even be able to do that
If that laundry room has it own door, would have made that the child room and put a washer/dryer combo in the kitchen.
God said, "A man should leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife." Sometimes it sounds and feels like a good idea to not do what God said, but he ends up being right in every time in a matter of time.
We did leave… now we are bringing people back to us..
I would love the opportunity to live in something like that
Could the laundry room be the baby’s room and you could divide that large bedroom into a master bedroom and a toddler’s room? That way they’d still have the living room.
I wish! I had that same thought but there isn’t central air so it might get too hot/cold
Friend's Sears Kit House is stamped under the batten board. She found the stamps when doing repairs.
I liked the kitchen before. Just my opinion
My dream is to do the same thing for my family and my sisters.
You would make a much better decision if you put real tiled floors in. I had the peel and stick and it lasts looking nice only a matter of months.
For sure! I would love to put tile in down the road. The peel in stick is a temporary solution for aesthetics!
I you find and the original baseboards they would have the markings for sure. If it is a sears house
Pooling resources in today’s world is a great way to go as long as people have their own privacy.
My daughter suggested putting a tiny house for me on the back of her property but I'm not that old yet.
Maybe one day! We actually have a tiny house as well. I have no idea what to do with it!