I know it’s not the point, but that seems like such a huge house for 2 people.
It's not the point.
I decided to put my money in a house in a better school district instead of paying for private school. That was my biggest motivation. It is a big house but my house when I got divorced was over 4000 sf for 2 people. I sold that and downsized and now wish I had a bit more space so I did this.