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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] That's because [b]the average dc person lacks creativity and vision. [/b][/quote] So what are you going to do? Screen buyers for creativity and vision?[/quote] What the fuck are you talking about? [/quote] You sound juvenile, you know that, right? What time I"m talking about is that as long as you're selling the house in the DC area, it doesn't matter what you think of taste and creativity of DC buyers. If that's the taste that rules the market, that's the taste that rules the market. You aren't bringing buyers over from planet sophistication. [/quote] I still don't know what the fuck this has to do with the thread.[/quote] NP here. It's pretty straightforward. [/quote] Doesn't seem pertinent[/quote] It really isn't important if it seems pertinent to you. You don't HAVE to know what this has to do with the thread. The sun will still rise. [/quote] Indeed the world keeps turning... wait what were we talking about? Oh, that's right. Older homes being beautiful and a treasured part of our history... And only white people like them, or some such nonsense. The interesting thing about open mindedness - most people can understand the attraction of a new build. It's such a simple concept, " new= better". Funny thing is a new home isn't new very long. There have been a swath of homes posted on this forum, esstenially mocked because they are terrible McMansions. Some of them are pretty bad, but many just seem dated. They often are fewer than 10 years old. The glorious thing about a well proportioned (that can still be very large mind you - I'm not talking small box here) classic older home, it doesn't go out of style. there is some new custom construction that fits into this category as well. It takes true open mindedness to look at an older house and see its potential. Most people aren't good at that. Watch HGTV sometime, all you will hear is homeowner after homeowner telling a designer, " I just can't see it" I'm certain there are people who would much rather live in a new build. They have many things going for them ( closest space!). To me there is a chunk of time between that one being "new" and later being " classic" - I'll wait and see if your home becomes the latter. Then it will be interesting to me. In the meantime - it falls into the category of " dated". Not necessarily ugly or hateful, just not my ( and many peoples) cup of tea. I like tea Vitage fashion And older homes [/quote] We have a disconnect, when people think of older home they think of those split foyers, brick ramblers not what you describe. Those are always going to be worst than the new builds which at a minimum have the space to be functional even if the style may not appeal to you snobby old home lovers.[/quote]
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