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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a fair number of people on DCUM who talk about the benefits of multigenerational living, keeping families close, etc.

Well, the o my way you can do this is if someone has a big house.  There has to be a hub.

And personally, I think it's a good reason to have a big house if you can afford one. I'd like to be able to offer my aging relatives a safe, happy place to live, or recover from a major health incident. I'd like to provide a place where my kids can bring home friends from
College, or if they need a place to live for a few month in between jobs or school. To host fundraisers for non profits I support or reunions of old friends

It's not just vanity, it's facilitating and supporting things that are important to you. A big house serves a lot of purposes. [/quote]

This, as with most things, is a question of utility.

If somebody has a huge house that almost never gets used, that is wasteful.
If somebody has a huge house that is either frequently used for mid-value purposes, or infrequently used for high value purposes, it is not a waste.

Along the lines of what you said, my parents who live by themselves have a 6000sf house.  They host family reunions twice a year, all major holidays, neighborhood gatherings, tons of church events, etc.  That is not a waste, even though for weeks at a time it is just the two of them on one floor of their three finished floors.[/quote]

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