Recently learned from this forum, a lot of people have been looking for/viewing/purchasing a house, wonder if everyone knows, other than location, sq footage and age, there are other factors that make a house priced differently from the rest. Hope someone will share what they know. I think it would help those who are in the hunting process.
Let me be the first to start, hopefully others will join and keep this topic going.$ _* l4 a5 G9 I, ]) d7 h/ C! s
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1. 50 years warranty singles vs 25 years ones. 0 m( {! V5 W% W2. garage w/concrete foundation vs. those w/footings.7 N6 U7 ~3 D B4 L8 M
3. wider stairs vs. standard one (36"). + i: X8 s2 ~' G! C1 O2 G4. Steeper roof pitch vs. normal roof. ( e! c8 }: J( k! Q9 d, w+ O! w% s5. Cathedral ceiling vs. 8 ft ceiling. % \1 t* e4 {4 f. q6. .................
A all hardwood flooring may not be practical, new products are coming out everyday, cork flooring may be another option; more nice designs/patterns show up in the recent 2 years.