i remember when my dad was buying this one house on norwood ave that had 4 bed and 2 3/4 bath and an office with a nice lot. it was a pricey house which since i was in i think about 7th grade i don't remember what pricey was in those days and probably didn't actually know what the cost was. but my dad at some point said that he couldn't help looking at the house and wanting to buy it . it was so much nicer than the other houses and it was new.
i now know what it is like to be a bit greedy for a nice house. i have gotten attached to the niceness of our new house and so looking around at what is available here makes me realize i can't help but look at the nice new houses. there are probably some real deals on the market, but i also look at them and see tile kitchen counters when i really wish for tiled granite or granite. i see worn out carpet or aqua carpet on the flyers. or old appliances. or dark houses. or ugly walpaper. all of these things are fixable, but the new ones are so nice....
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we're happy we spent the premium for what we wanted and not gone down the fixer upper route. we're lazy.
When Mary and I were looking for a house, we continually found fault with the pre-owned houses. Some of them were real money pits; they all needed something done before a person could move in. I am so happy to have a new house for the first time in my 61 years.
Think... do you really want to spend your free time 'fixing' problems???
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