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Originally Posted by Snakster66
As someone who is currently looking in the resell market, this is great advice. In particular:
landscaping...when I see a house with many bushes and hedges, my only thought is "how much will it cost me to rip all of that out and replace with something lower maintenance?"
Built-ins...People seem to love built-ins down there, but they are a major turn-off to me as a buyer (I can only speak for myself and won't generalize for the buyer market). Even though I plan to use a room as a home office, I still am turned off by a huge built-in desk/cabinet/murphy bed monstrosity in a room. I want to maintain flexibility down the road. And that means not having to tear out a built-in after I formally retire.
The places that attract us (me and wife) the most are blank slates where we can project our vision, not places where we first have to imagine getting rid of a bunch of things before we can imagine how we can implement a vision.
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Buying a resale for your preferences is buying a flip. I am not going to live in a house for 10-20 years and not design it the way I want to live in it, so yes, built ins, landscaping, definately not living for 20 years in a blank slate so that it can sell easily after i am dead.
mismatched reality to desired preferences here.