Stupid but true

[james_davis_nicoll]

I like to look at online real estate listings to see how people use interior spaces. I've come to the conclusions that:

A: Few people use more than 2000 square feet effectively. Above that, they seem to run out of ideas about how to use each room*.
B: Lots of houses have gratuitous features whose purpose seems to be to make them unusable to mobility impaired people.
C: (this is the stupid one) Townhouses are fine but I hate the idea of a duplex. For some reason, having to cooperate with 50 people bothers me more than having to get along with one specific person or family.

* More libraries is always the right answer.

There was a place for sale just up the road from me whose entire basement was given over to sturdy-looking bookcases.

Comments

[redbird]

For some people, the right answer to how to use that additional space is to invite friends or family to move in. Just be sure to install an additional bathroom and at least a mini-kitchen, so the residents don't have to be in each other's hair.

Of course, people who take real estate "staging" photos might not like that either: it might imply that the owner, or potential buyer, can't afford to keep the space empty.

A music room is another traditional answer; pianos need space, and good soundproofing is useful for practicing an instrument.

[james_davis_nicoll]

At least with KW real estate, second income and granny flat potential are seen as pluses to be mentioned in the ads.