I’m all about maintenance, but mostly in a literal sense. It turns out that there’s another definition of that word in the real estate world. I sold a house a

I’m all about maintenance, but mostly in a literal sense. It turns out that there’s another definition of that word in the real estate world. I sold a house a few years ago that the real estate agent described as having “deferred maintenance“, which annoyed me. Because I always maintain my houses scrupulously. Fast forward a few years later and I now understand that phrase actually means “it’s not decorated in the current style“. The fact that I don’t spare gigantic expenses such as major electrical or floor repairs, massive septic field projects, replacing large drainage systems, central air conditioning, etc. all at tremendous costs, is irrelevant to people who use the phrase “deferred maintenance“. They don’t care at all whether I just replaced a pool pump or expensive air conditioner just before selling. No one who buys a house from me is going to have to replace their pipes or ducts within the next 20 years, but that just isn’t a selling point.