[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If one couples this experience with statements made by senior staff at the MCDA
> about the value of new construction, and that new construction is the only way
> to attract suburban buyers, then it lends credibility to the "demolition quest"
> theory.
<<<snip>>>
To be fair to MCDA, suburban possible homeowners, and urban
possible home owners, now that I own an old house, I can
give much more credence to those who want a new home. I've
been here 4 years and I'm a long way from having all the
work that needs doing done. I'm very close to being 60 years
old--two more years. It's getting harder and harder to keep
up with the demands of an old house. So, had I the money, I
would opt for a new house so that I could spend the next few
years puttering around in the garden rather than sanding the
wood work, remortgaging the house for big repairs, or
otherwise using brain space to worry about plumbing and
electric, and all the rest. Empty nesters, whether suburban
or urban or rural transplants, can probably say 'been there,
done that' to all this house fussing. And be absolutely
justified in so saying.
WizardMarks, Central
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