It would appear I am confused by 1 bedroom apartments, a little bit...

So, I am browsing through apartments that are one bedroom, one bathroom on my phone, wondering something sorta silly. I get why it’s done that way, but honestly it does seem a tad absurd. Maybe I am stretching a bit.

I am wondering why apartments with one bedroom, one bathroom only, don’t have like a half bath or at least two. If a couple gets a one bedroom, one bath, they can at least have a half bath or two for guests, though that is only if they have a guess, but then they can get a two bedroom if they wanted to.

What is bothering me is, if I was getting a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment for myself. I honestly want the bathroom in my bedroom, since it is just me and I plan on not having people sleep over. I would also want a half bath for guests coming over for the day.

It doesn’t work that way unless you have money or where you live. Which is unfair because that will be very helpful to have.

Am I stretching a bit or does it make sense a little?
Thoughts and feelings?

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What are the apartments where you live like from what you’ve seen? Do you live in an apartment or a house?

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It must be for people who have no friends or family.

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If that is the case, then they should put the bathroom in the bedroom, instead of having it on the outside of the bedroom.

Maybe I don’t understand things, yet I always found that odd, honestly.

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In Japan, that would be like a normal apartment for one person. Guests would likely not stay over and if they did, futon.

For me, personally, I don’t get the “bathroom in the bedroom” set up. I want those separated. I also don’t get the bathroom and bathtub being in the same room set up. What if you have to use the toilet but there’s someone in the shower and you don’t have another toilet? I don’t get why some American homes have the toilet and tub in the same room.

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Ask another American, because I am not just wondering this too! LOL!

Honestly, I see it as, I am living all by myself, I would rather just walk into my bathroom that is in my bedroom.

It’s understandable if I wasn’t living alone. I live with my mother and I honestly hate that we don’t have a half bath situation. That cost more money that both me and my mother lack, unfortunately. So, when she has to use the bathroom, while I am using the bathroom, it a waiting game. It annoys me to no end.

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What exactly is a half bath situation? I’m afraid I’m only imagining a bathtub cut in half XD

If there is a door that separates, then this is fine. I don’t understand when the toilet is just floating out in the open.

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We call it a half bath here, at least where I live. It is a toilet and sink in a small room, thus a half bath. Because here in the US a full bath has a tub/shower, sink, and toilet. Some bathrooms have a walk-in shower, a tub, toilet, and sink.

Yes, there will be a door that separates. From my knowledge that is how it always has been, though fancier apartments, along with some houses and mansions have that.

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As I understand it, and I don’t, the bathrooms are the most expensive part of the home-building. So to keep costs down, they put as few bathrooms as possible. Personally I think there ought to be a law that the number of bathrooms should equal the number of people living in the house, and that the home price should not be raised regardless. Home price should be based on the number of bedrooms, not the number of bathrooms.

But I live in a house, not an apartment, so I have no idea how those are priced. Hope you can find a good one! Hopefully Kamala will win the White House and keep her promise to lower home prices, and hopefully lower apartment prices too. ( ˆ◡ˆ)۶ ٩(˘◡˘ )

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I live part time in an apartment and part time in a house (depends where I am lol). Here the apartments are frustratingly expensive but some of them are pretty nice.

Because they’re not built as such. If they had one and a half bathrooms, they would say they did. Same with two. Some places are built with only one so only one person can live there. Two people can live there, of course, if they’re a couple or something.

If that’s the case, you will have to look at ones that have 1.5 or 2 bathrooms but they are more expensive. Ultimately this will come down to your budget

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I’ve lived in 3 and 4 bedroom houses with only one bathroom, so to me having a one bedroom apartment with 1.5 or 2 bathrooms sounds like a luxury.

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I- :sob: :sob: :sob:

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Honestly I’d never heard of a half-bath until I read your post :0

Here it’s usually full bathrooms, and if its a one-bedroom place its either one or two full baths (the 2-bath places are either houses or pricier apartments).

As a funny extra, my family has this 1-bed 1-bath vacation apartment that has extra couches/mattresses in the living room, to the point that up to 7 people could sleep in there.

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Ever encountered the book First Abolish the Customer? This could be another case of minimal services for maximum profits. And there’s a reason why Real Estate Agents are considered the least trustworthy profession, perhaps in recorded history.

For a real life horror story, browse through realesate.com.au and note how many apartments and houses do not list the specific price or official land value, and / or feature outdated (or overly creative) property photos. If only this could qualify as false advertising or acquiring finances by deceit.

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