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What I was trying to say is you don't want to buy an older place and live in it long enough for a lot of newer houses to be built and re-constructed. Makes your property less attractive when it's the oldest one on the market. But that's pretty much the case for any place.
I live in New Orleans, and the majority of homes here are older homes. They are beautiful, some have stunning architecture, and if well maintained then buyers want these older homes. So at least here, I wouldn't worry about resale just because a home is older.
Personally I prefer a home with no stairs at all, since I am older, and so that eliminates most of the beautiful old Victorians. Also, they often need a lot of maintenance and repairs so I think they may be more appealing to young do-it-yourselfers with lots of energy and an interest in historic homes. Right now I live in a 40-year-old home. I would be perfectly happy in a single story home built in the 1950's, though, especially if it had updated electrical and so on.
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