type of home
As others have said, what is right for me might not be right for YOU.
I've met people in TV who downsized to CYVs from designers and vice versa. I happen to have met more who downsized than upsized, but definitely not a statistical survey. Others may have had the opposite experience.
I would say 2 things for (almost) sure: if you don't like yardwork, or don't want to pay someone quite a bit to do your yardwork, don't buy a designer.
If you have to have a big garage, don't buy a CYV.
Look carefully at storage. Some CYVs have more storage and more sf than some designers, but very rare to find 2 car garages or golf cart garages (although you do find a few) in CYVs.
Some of us welcome the opportunity to downsize and simplify our lives; others want more room for hobby stuff and welcome the opportunity to have more time to do the hobbies.
I personally like to garden, but have discovered that my small CYV yard gives me all the opportunity I want at this stage of my life to garden all I really want. Neither of us needs/wants a large garage - that's just us, might not be you. We think we'll do fine with 1 car and 2 golf carts - you might be the other way around.
|