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Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr
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LOL! I was on boats too much as a kid for that to appeal to me, but I totally get where you are coming from! It can be fun for a while. Try it and enjoy it for the experience.
"Here is my ideal home:
Built by Fulton Homes (Arizona homebuilder)
Built by Deer Valley (Alabama mfg home builder)
Minimum 1600 square feet
Check
Minimum 16 SEER Air Conditioner
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Gas Stove
Check (actually combo stove with gas cooktop and electric oven {bakers will understand why})
French Door Refrigerator
Check
Stainless Steel Appliances
SS/Black (dealt with SS in commercial use, overrated)
Built to Energy Star Standards
Check
U By Moen Smart Kitchen Faucet
Replaced my faucets and showerheads - does that count?
Smart Thermostats
Meh, whatever.
Moen Handheld Showerheads with Magnetix
What I replaced my showerheads with is enough to keep me out of the chiropractor office. Count?
Fairy Tale Pink (or similar shade) master bedroom
Personal choice. Go for it if you like it. Having my bedroom on the northwest part of the house was more important to me and my sleeping patterns.
Tankless Gas Water Heater
Meh. A tank that has 165 degree water to kill stuff is more important to me.
Tile in kitchen and hardwood in master bedroom.
Dirt hiding tile kitchen, carpet MB. I know how to shampoo carpets to make them cleaner than tile.
Preferably a gas furnace instead of a heat pump
No. Heat pump for efficiency and unvented gas for extreme cold weather. I NEED the humidity then that unvented provides.
Preferably a separate wall oven and cooktop
See above on combo ranges
Pool
BTDT, enjoyed it for two years and then understood the downsides. Having a year-round running creek in the backyard is much more my style.
Water Softener
Don't need it, but I distill my drinking water and my other water is fine for everything else.
Reverse Osmosis System
BTDT, fine for people on municipal water with low water rates AND the wherewithall knowledge to replace the filters and membranes at the appropriate times. Otherwise, a PITA.
So...
No close neighbors -check
Unimpeded nighttime sky views without light contamination -check
Free wild animals such as deer, groundhogs, foxes, possums, etc. - check
Private forest -check
Private creek -check
Private open fields -check
Low taxes- check
Low energy costs- check
Minimal zoning or building code requirements -check
Moderate four season climate -check
Fireplace- check
HUGE private back yard- check
No road noise (including boom boom cars) -check
No solicitors -check
No pollution- check
No wildfire hazard- check
No airplane noise- check
General safety and lack of crime- check
Make no mistake, this would not be ideal for everyone. It isn't to be envied, as it has downsides like everything else. In a different era, I loved being close enough to NYC to see the Broadway plays. In a different time, I loved being able to pluck navel oranges from my trees in Florida as I mowed my lawn. In a different era I loved the "golden hour" of photographic stunning landscapes in Vermont.
I only had passing experience of the mind-boggling beauty of the Rockies. I only had brief experience of the climate of San Diego. "Ideal" is more a state of mind than a state of physical reality. Enjoy what you have fully, and if you want to experience something different, go for that. Life is to be lived.
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