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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in a pocket of CCDC with the most expensive homes.  We are the one of 3 homes on our street that hasn’t added on or done a $75k+ backyard thing with a pool and pergola. Or both.  We’ve lived here 20 years and hit the ceiling on our earnings so there will never be discretionary money to do a big reno

Posting only to add that a few neighbors have actually commented on this “lack of updates” ! So yes, there are people out there who think that way. The people who said something to me are from cultures where that kind of direct speaking is common (“oh hi! Say have you gained weight?”  “Wow, private school. How do you afford that? How much do you pay?” etc)[/quote]

This is funny to me. In my neighborhood, at least in the crowd I socialize in, the main comments you hear are like "it's so wonderful you were able to keep the original moulding." Or "it's so nice to be in a home that didn't convert to open layout" because we cooked in the kitchen, then ate in the down dining room, and the kids are in the living room playing quietly. Or once in a house tour I overheard "can you believe they took out plaster and instead got dangerous Chinese drywall and these cheap railings and floors instead of hardwood?"

There's a strong sentiment that older is better for building materials. Design is another question, of course, but a lot of people choose historic homes because of the history and didn't want to erase that and get a house that looks like what you see in the magazines today.[/quote]

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