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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I have a budget of 850k and will not look at homes with LVT on the main or upper level. Basement is fine, we have it in our own.

I'd rather carpet not because I like carpet but because I'd feel less weird about ripping out carpet to put in hardwood as the end goal, vs ripping out LVT. Weird hangup, but it's how I feel when I look at houses.[/quote]

Respectfully, this is really stupid. Replacing flooring is a cost and a hassle, but it’s still one of the easiest things to change about a house. [/quote]

What PP is saying is at that price point, she expects to not have to rip out all the flooring. [/quote]

For $850 you’re expecting a perfect house? I now live in flyover country and I say good luck with that.  [/quote]

No, see my follow up posts. I'm not saying it's logical, it's just a gut "ick" reaction. I don't want to have to rip out something 100% brand new like LVP in an entire house to send it to a dump, I'd rather rip out something old/used - not logical, but emotionally feels less wasteful. Also, LVP is usually pretty recently added so when the homes are "updated" but with LVP - they look cheap (along with multiple other factors, like they did LVP AND also did a sh*tty kitchen layout) and it makes us question what else was done that was cheap. So there are multiple factors that go into that "ick" factor when seeing a home in which the update included LVP. Plus the sellers usually then try to price it at "renovated" price levels when, knowing you're going to replace that flooring, I'd rather just buy a home with good bones and older wood floors in reasonable condition for a lower price, or hold out for a "renovated" home that has decent wood floors.

It's a gut reaction, sure, not necessarily a logical one. We've replaced all of the wood floors in our home, so BTDT (and yes, we have LVP in our own basement, which I think is fine for a basement). We will update flooring before moving into the house because it's not fun to install wood flooring throughout a home when you're living there (again, BTDT).

Would we buy a house with LVP if we really loved it? Sure, but again, have yet to see a house that appears well done with LVP. And we're not looking for fancy, we're looking at basic SFHs in the Burke, West Springfield, Fairfax areas.

But hey, I'm just one buyer letting a future seller know my gut reaction.

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