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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp- well is sounds to me that you are doing good construction. There is definitely good construction out there. Certainly you could open up an old home and find a shit show of old wiring and turn of the century newspapers as insulation.
My point is that it really does come down to taste.
I could have bought a huge, new house a little further out. Commuting isn't an issue for us. I prefer something that's been around and seen some stuff.
If I had had over a million I would have looked to renovate closer in, not find new construction close in.
It's ok to prefer new things, but many people don't like the soullessness of new homes.[/quote]

Soullessness is an intangible. To some people, a house is soulless if no one has lived there before. This cannot be mitigated until a couple of generations come and go.  To others, any house located in a neighborhood they see as undesirable or lacking in substance or too remote, is soulless.  It cannot be defined in architectural, or quality-of-construction terms. What's soulless to one person is a welcome blank slate to build memories to another.   What's charming and full of character to one person is suffocating to another.[/quote]

Intangible maybe... But it's pretty universally understood that when a home has soul - it's been around awhile. Yes, some people like blank slates. They aren't the people buying and loving old brick ramblers, colonials, and cape cods. The people walking into their brand spanking new house aren't swept away by the feeling of history. Yes these two sides value exactly what the other side loathes. Its not jealousy, just different tastes.[/quote]

soul, charm, cozy etc... these are all made up terms realtors have used to make you believe that the uneven wall or crookedness of old homes is appealing. You drank the koolaide. What history? Most homes have no history unless you are talking about the 1 or 2 out of 1000s that maybe a world leader or founding father lived in.[/quote]

History? Our home was one of the first built in our little neighborhood - it's strong and sturdy and the envy of all our friends (well not the couple that live in new TH's - because it is not their jam) . One of the families who lived in it in the 60's/70's drives by every other spring or so and we chat.  They've shared stories of what the hood was like. We didn't use a realtor, and the sellers agent didn't have to lay it  on thick. We knew we had found the one the moment we walked through the door. It's ok to not understand that perspective- but you don't need to belittle it.
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We have a home with a similar history. Tons of great stories from people who grew up in the home and long-time neighbors.

I've also done research on the home and the original owner has an interesting story.

And for the record I DO like walls with a little character.

Our home prior to this one was new construction and I did like many things about it, but I never loved it like I love this old home.  [/quote]

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