Is there something wrong with my house?

[surfingatwork]

Thanks eternal. It is a unique house and it's not for everyone. What i like about it since the first time I saw it was it's uniqueness. It's not a typical ranch. Oh and I don't care of big houses either.

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by professorsenator

By doing everything they can to squelch development, Mass. communities drive up the price of housing to stratospheric levels. This is a benefit to current homeowners, but hurts those trying to get into the market. And taken to the extreme that Mass. has done, it harms economic growth and job prospects.

Where I last lived in MA, there was NO open land left. People were selling pieces off their own small lots so enormous new houses could be squeezed in-between. It was nothing unusual to see a McMansion going up 50 feet behind a raised ranch, I kid you not. These new folks could buy any number of existing houses, many quite nice and nearly as big - but no, they weren't good enough. I think in most parts of MA, it's not a question of "squelching" reasonable development, but stopping McMansion developers from taking over what little open land that's left to build houses that nobody but the rich can afford. A significant portion of Massachusetts is already overdeveloped beyond what town/city administrations and the infrastructure is able to handle. In my opinion, a little responsibility goes a long way.

[MovingForward]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

Where I last lived in MA, there was NO open land left. People were selling pieces off their own small lots so enormous new houses could be squeezed in-between. It was nothing unusual to see a McMansion going up 50 feet behind a raised ranch, I kid you not. These new folks could buy any number of existing houses, many quite nice and nearly as big - but no, they weren't good enough. I think in most parts of MA, it's not a question of "squelching" reasonable development, but stopping McMansion developers from taking over what little open land that's left to build houses that nobody but the rich can afford. A significant portion of Massachusetts is already overdeveloped beyond what town/city administrations and the infrastructure is able to handle. In my opinion, a little responsibility goes a long way.

Hear, hear!!!