- Kristi from @kristiipartyof6 and her husband, who works in monetary tech, are dad and mom to 5 kids — one from every of their earlier relationships and three collectively
- 4 years in the past the household moved to New York Metropolis. Since then, they’ve rented a $12,000-a-month house
- This summer season, as they continued to develop their household, the couple realized they wanted extra space. Ultimately, they ended up renting the house throughout the corridor from them for $6,000 per thirty days
- Since posting in regards to the state of affairs on-line, Kristi tells PEOPLE how followers on-line have been vital of her household’s resolution
Kristi from @kristiipartyof6 is explaining her household’s resolution to hire a second $6,000-a-month New York Metropolis house, along with their main $12,000-a-month house.
The Salt Lake Metropolis native and her husband, who works in monetary tech, are dad and mom to 5 kids — one from every of their earlier relationships and three collectively. Talking to PEOPLE, the content material creator shared insights into their life-style, together with why their household of seven initially selected the $12,000-a-month house after they moved to N.Y.C. 4 years in the past.
Along with the 2 residences in New York Metropolis, the household additionally owns a big residence on half an acre in Utah, which they inbuilt 2017. They spend the summers on the home, and attempt to get on the market no less than another time for a pair weeks each February or March.
“We initially began with our important house, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit on a really excessive ground in a luxurious doorman constructing,” the mother tells PEOPLE. “Once we had been house searching earlier than we moved right here, we fell in love with the world.”
“We actually cherished how family-friendly it was and the way protected it felt,” she provides. “There have been so many parks within the space. We cherished the world, and we cherished the house we discovered.”
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This summer season, as they continued to develop their household, the couple realized they wanted extra space. They wished to remain of their neighborhood, however since they already had the most important house of their constructing, they knew that staying there wasn’t an choice.
After they started looking for different residences, they didn’t discover something they cherished or that solved their house points. Then at some point, Kristi opened her door and noticed that her neighbor throughout the corridor was shifting out.
“It actually felt like God opened a door,” she says. “It was proper there, proper throughout the corridor. It’s a one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit with laundry within the unit, a kitchen and a number of closets.”
“I texted my husband and stated, ‘I believe I simply discovered our answer,’ ” she continues. “We spoke with our constructing administration, and at first, there was some resistance as a result of technically, you’ll be able to’t have two residences listed underneath one individual. However we labored it out in order that my husband is on the lease for our important house, and I’m on the lease for the house throughout the corridor.”
Since renting the extra house, Kristi says she and her husband have moved every little thing out of their main bedroom closet and turned it into their child lady’s nursery, because the dad and mom welcomed their daughter this summer season. They’ve saved their clothes, sneakers, youngsters’ winter coats, scooters and strollers within the second house.
They’ve additionally turned the primary dwelling house of the brand new house into a giant playroom and moved all their youngsters’ toys out of their important house and over to the second house.
“We additionally use the second house loads for laundry,” she provides. “With seven folks in our household, we do a ton of laundry. We use the washer and dryer there and grasp garments there too.”
“It’s additionally been superb to have a second fridge, as a result of, once more, we’re a big household,” she says. “It lets us replenish on groceries, whereas in our present house, we may solely hold a small quantity as a result of the kitchen is so tiny. We have additionally been capable of host household and buddies who go to us in New York. The second house provides them a spot to remain near us, however not in our precise dwelling house. It’s been actually, actually useful for our giant household dwelling within the metropolis.”
Kristi says as a result of she shares most of her life on TikTok, it appeared very pure to share this house searching journey along with her followers as properly. However whereas her longterm followers had been understanding and excited in regards to the transfer, different folks on-line have been extra vital of the choice.
“Folks had been simply saying it was wasteful and it was very costly ‘storage unit,’ which I take advantage of these phrases in my video as a result of that’s what my husband says,” she says. “And the reality of the matter is it’s. We use it loads for storage, and it’s a very costly storage unit, however I perceive that it actually would not work for most individuals, however I really feel very lucky that it really works properly for our giant household.”
“I believe those that reside in New York get it,” she continues. “They perceive, however I believe it is the those that reside outdoors of New York who I acquired so many feedback from like, ‘Oh, what you pay in a single month is what I pay in a whole 12 months, and I personal my residence’ or ‘That is my mortgage.’
“I believe folks that do not reside within the metropolis do not fairly get it, but additionally I perceive that it is an enormous luxurious,” she provides. “This isn’t a necessity. We undoubtedly may make it work in a single house and we’d be completely fantastic, however this can be a luxurious and we’re extraordinarily lucky to have this second house, and that is not misplaced on me. I absolutely perceive that.”
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Nonetheless, for the foreseeable future she assume the two-apartment state of affairs goes to work out nice, and expects the household to maintain it for some time.
“It actually fulfills all of our wants for extra space,” she says. “I like that now we have that separation.”
“As soon as you discover the house that you just love and then you definitely actually construct your group, it is actually, actually exhausting to go away,” she provides. “I do know that we may discover a bigger house some place else within the metropolis and pay lower than we’re paying proper now, however group is a very large deal to us. That is our residence. That is our group, that is the place our buddies are, and it is actually exhausting to go away.”
