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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh if I had a pet peeve with new builds it'd have to be new homes that are built on old lots, but the house is setback so far that there's practically zero backyard.

That's probably my #1 pet peeve. They look great from the front w/ a ton of curb appeal, but unless you wanna have a redneck BBQ or party in your front yard, it destroys the backyard.

Again, clearly most people don't care about a backyard and prefer more space inside (since the places are selling), but that's my personal pet peeve with a lot of new builds.[/quote]

This is why we bought a lot and then hired a builder for the house. We wanted an actual yard, and felt that the 3,500 sq ft we got was more than adequate for our needs. If a builder had done a spec house on this lot, it probably would have been nearing 5,000 square feet, with hardly any yard. Instead, we have a nice-sized patio, swing seat, separate fire pit area, and room for the kids to play soccer.[/quote]

Land is expensive - building (even building well), is cheap by comparison.

If you build 3500 SF when you could have built 5,000, it is highly likely that you destroyed value.  [/quote]

How did they "destroy" value, as opposed to just not maximizing it?[/quote]

Another owner may add an addition on the back but it would've been better to build a house that was the same size as the new  builds in the neighborhood.[/quote]
There's no such thing as "better". Every family decides what's better for them. If a 5,000 sqft house doesn't work for a particular family, it doesn't work. [/quote]

People will one day look at the home and say... "Wow what a lovely home that a family cherished and grew their family in. And look! They have a wonderful outdoor space! Gosh, all of these terrible homes from the early 2000's have no green space. I really wish people at that time hadn't built over sized monstrosities" 
Of course that will be decades from now, because it is their forever home- that they built to work for their family now.
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[b]What babble.  Those that like smaller houses like them today and may like them tomorrow.  Same goes for larger homes.   The preference for less space is generally a niche preference held by those who prefer to engage in other forms of conspicuous consumption and/or what has been aptly described as conspicuous compassion.  [/quote][/b]

Talk about babble- sheesh [/quote]

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