On Jul 5, 11:47 pm, "jeffc" wrote:
"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message

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I sure wish I could have stopped the people that painted all the trim
in my old house. The little remaining stained wood is way more
attractive than the painted wood.

Me, too! Who gives a crap about "hard to sell"? I'm planning on
leaving my house feet first.

Um, younger people making wise use of their home as an investment as well?
People who are flipping houses? People who will only be in the house for a
few years? What's going on with you people, are you all 80 years old?

I've always bought houses to live in, not as vehicles for financial
speculation.
Three houses, and the three questions I ask myself a

Can I afford it comfortably?
Is it a good house (structurally sound, etc.)?
Do I find it attractive?

I've never calculated whether I've made money on either of the sales.
I've
bought when I needed a house, and sold when I no longer needed it.

I bought my first house when I was 32, and I'm now 50. I'm sure that
50 seems like 80 to you. (It seems like 20 to me.)

Cindy Hamilton