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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I bought a 100+ yr-old Tudor in a very nice DMV neighborhood that is a short walk to Metro and nice grocery stores, restaurants, and shops.  The roof was only about 3 years old, the windows had been replaced with good quality double panes, bricks had been repointed. Unlike just about any new construction, I have brick on every side of my house.  Not a inch of vinyl siding on it. I have lots of shade trees that are probably at least 50 years old, a gorgeous front and back yard with expensive hard-scaping and plantings. Large deck in very good condition. Huge driveway with new concrete that was done about 3 years before I bought the house. I have nice wooden privacy fencing all around my rear and side yard. Basketball hoop above the separate garage for the kids. Inside the garage are all those hooks and shelves for storage, so I didn't have to buy and install all of that. I have lights that run throughout the backyard deck and garden area just off the ground for that fancy landscape lighting effect. The fireplace had been converted to gas so I just click a remote control switch and I have a fire whenever I feel like it.

I bought a new range and dishwasher before the older ones gave out, and kept the new-ish stainless fridge. Gorgeous hardwood floors throughout the house (no gross cheap carpet in bedrooms) were freshly finished when I bought it. HVAC is only about 3 years old. Besides the two appliances I replaced, which actually weren't broken, I haven't done any other repairs in the 2+ years I've lived here.  I did choose to paint some rooms since I felt all the neutral colors were boring.  And I replaced several light fixtures to match my personal style.  I just did those one at a time as I found the perfect ones.  There was no rush since they weren't broken.  My electric box was updated at some point so it's got capacity for all the modern electronics we use.  Most of my closets already had ample cabinets and hooks installed for efficient storage and the bedrooms have nice wood built ins.  Lots of my electric plugs have the USB chargers in them.  The lights have dimmers and the outside porch lights all have those dawn to dusk sensors.

My house is almost sound proof.  The brick, combined with plaster walls, is great insulation and keeps out noise.  Besides the amazing location, there's the Wow! factor when people walk into my house and see the beautiful curved stair railing and the high end trims and solid wood doors.  All the little details like those tiny windows with diamond shaped inserts, the real shutters, the wrought iron instead of cheap aluminum exterior railings, and the perfectly trimmed cherry and magnolia trees that took decades to mature are what make my house that has stood for over a century so appealing.

I don't believe that only 100+ yr-old Tudors are attractive.  I once lived in an Eichler house in Palo Alto and I absolutely loved that sort of layout and the large windows. I think those were built in the 1970s.  If I were to build a new house today, I'd have the architect use an Eichler as the starting point for my design. However, I don't think I'd build one here where the winters are so cold and the summers so hot.  [/quote]

I'm so jealous! I foolishly bought this 2015 mccraftsman and have had nothing but problems. I had to sink 30k into fixing the foundation and 20k into repairs that resulted from a burst pipe. Even had to repalce a 3 year old AC unit that burnt out because it wasn't installed correctly. [/quote]

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