We asked Lil Petrusnek, former Southern Living House Plans Manager ... Generally, you want about 600 square feet per person in a home. However, a 1,500 square-foot house can still be comfortable ...

Depending on what part of the country you’re in and how many people you live with, a home that is 1,500 square feet can feel like ... they loved the scale of the house and its paneled walls ...

So how many square feet can you get with a $1500 budget? Spoiler alert, it's not a lot. "The cost to maintain buildings continues to go up, the interest rates as everyone knows can be expensive.