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. $ U6 z, N9 s, z; _2 p; uFor examples: 4 R- X% I8 U7 J' n& |3 F- @1. 50 years warranty singles vs 25 years ones. 7 d7 c( v6 _7 t, P$ C* [2. garage w/concrete foundation vs. those w/footings.. u# o7 i/ Q2 J9 u# i9 f2 t5 ^: Y
3. wider stairs vs. standard one (36"). 1 a6 w9 D5 O6 b$ O! j$ n4. Steeper roof pitch vs. normal roof.) n3 t$ q( G9 ]2 K% b
5. Cathedral ceiling vs. 8 ft ceiling. 9 N, v$ h5 T- R0 `+ O8 |6. .................
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.