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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I just completed a large addition on a SFH in close in Alexandria. We've owned the house for 15 years, it was 85% paid off, we have one kid entering a state school in 10 days, our retirement is extremely healthy, live frugally, had [b]deferred maintenance that made no sense to do on a tiny house (windows were 60 years old, roof 22, exterior needed paint[/b], , etc etc. It all made sense

But, I've had at least three people make really odd comments like "Ohhh, did you really need to do that?", "I mean you were doing fine, why spend all that?" etc

I'm taking it as jealousy or simple social gaffs but how would you respond to such stupid people?[/quote]

I mean it’s fine you turned your house into a McMansion but it’s weird to say you did it for these reasons. [/quote]

Not OP but you are just horribly wrong. It's economies of sale. Why would anyone spend 100K propping up a 1200 sqf bungalow when you can convert it into a 2800 sqf two story home worth so much more for twice that? This is what DB firms do for a living. Find prospects, add value, resell.

Rule of thumb- the closer in you are, the higher the value price-per-square-foot. It always makes sense to add space.[/quote]
OP we are also in Alexandria, and perhaps you have changed the character of your house too much? West alexandria has a lot of recent additions/remodels/new builds do not at all fit the character of the neighborhoods and also seem to be out of scale for the neighborhoods, lots, set backs from the streets and neighbors, etc. I hate to a'ssume the worst, but a lot of recent work outside of the historic district looks overly trendy and like it won't stand the test of time and is going to look dated in 10 years. Its like people have been watching too much hgtv and just jump on trends instead of sticking with the charm of the area. My guess is you had a tired but charming and neighborhood appropriate home and have killed the curb appeal or style. People shouldn't say something if they can't be complementary or happy towards you, but it may not be everyone's style. I sincerely doubt people know or care what you have paid off, spent, etc. I can't imagine taking the time to think or care about what someone in my neighborhood has or spends or whatever. I do however care about what my view is and what my neighbors do as it impacts my home value and happiness.

You are just making up figures. Doing a major renovation because you think a house needs a new roof and new coat of paint is ridiculous.  That’s maybe 20k not 100k. [/quote][/quote]

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