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"I go to peoples houses in the US sometimes. Some of these houses are multimillion dollar homes." Where in the US? First mistake is acting as if a house built
by JPKab 7y ago
"I go to peoples houses in the US sometimes. Some of these houses are multimillion dollar homes."
Where in the US? First mistake is acting as if a house built in northern California is representative of a house built in rural Maine, or suburban Texas.
If you think it's remotely monolithic, it absolutely isn't. But there's definitely a pattern of lower quality building in very high-growth, high cost of living areas where the property's value isn't related much to the building, but mostly reflective of the land and it's location.
- neogodless 7y agoI agree with this comment. I don't know the actual cut off, but having done a lot of home shopping and some home owning, I'd suggest you look for houses built before the 1980s, and if you can afford it, in the less dense suburbs and rural areas. Say a place with an acre or more. Bet you'll find it was built with some care. Look at the standard 1/2 acre or less suburban development from the 1980s forward, though, and it's cookie cutter, cheap supplies, tight deadlines. Of course that's a generalization, but I feel like there's a broad spectrum of build quality to be found in the United States.