02-09-2011, 02:09 PM
I don't think our criteria was in any way mainland. Quite the opposite, we wanted an "island" house and originally were surprised by the number of mainland-looking ranch-style houses. Deborah is right, there are plenty of those on the market. If, however, you want something different, it becomes trikier to find for the price we wanted to pay.
We had to compromise - my husband had to let go of an idea of county water, I had to settle for a smaller bathroom and kitchen that I would like, as well as a lack of a walk-in closet. But we were not willing to compromise on privacy, character, great construction and enough land. And no roosters or mean dogs next door, thanks you very much. If we do get this house, there are a lot of cosmetic renovation to be done, but the vibe is good, the property is great, the neighbors are nice and there is a room to expand.
HPP has a large inventory of the "our of the box" houses, but this is not what we wanted, and we did not look at any of them. I think, actually those proterties would fit better with the "mainland standards", but we did not want that.
Why not? The paint is easy to fix..
We had to compromise - my husband had to let go of an idea of county water, I had to settle for a smaller bathroom and kitchen that I would like, as well as a lack of a walk-in closet. But we were not willing to compromise on privacy, character, great construction and enough land. And no roosters or mean dogs next door, thanks you very much. If we do get this house, there are a lot of cosmetic renovation to be done, but the vibe is good, the property is great, the neighbors are nice and there is a room to expand.
HPP has a large inventory of the "our of the box" houses, but this is not what we wanted, and we did not look at any of them. I think, actually those proterties would fit better with the "mainland standards", but we did not want that.
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I would never in a million years accept a house on the mainland with weather beaten paint.
Why not? The paint is easy to fix..