The Weekly Poll: What age home would you buy today?
This week’s poll is tired of doing so much home maintenance. Go vote and help it look at new home plans.
This week’s topic is a continuation of last week’s, but instead of wanting to know what age home you currently live in, I’m now curious what age home you would buy if you had to buy another home today.
I often work with buyers who would never live in a newer home and buyers who would never live in an older home. But I also work with buyers who have either a) lived in an older home and are tired of/can no longer manage all the “old home” maintenance and therefore want to buy something newer or b) live in a newer home but don’t like the quality of construction/perceived lack of character/living in a subdivision.
So I’m curious: if you had to buy a home today, what age home would you buy and why? Would you go new because want something low maintenance or with modern amenities like walk-in closets and large master suites? Or would you go old because you like a bigger lot or older architectural details? Cast your vote and let me know. And if you have an opinion about what age home is best, let me know about it in the comments.
RESULTS:
If I were buying a home today I would buy:
- An older home. Lots of character in a nice, older neighborhood is where it’s at!(54%, 7 Votes)
- Any home that has been well maintained, is priced right and fits my needs. Age doesn’t really matter to me. (31%, 4 Votes)
- A newer home. No maintenance + modern floor plans & amenities= win! (15%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 13
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Author: Suzy
Hard working Knoxville real estate agent by day. Intrepid Knoxville real estate blogger by night.
This one is easy for us. An older home with character in an older, walkable neighborhood. That is until we save up enough to build a new “old” home of our design, which would have all of the old home features we love, be built to the standards we want, while still using the best of today’s technology.