I tried very hard not to laugh when a friend in Colorado offered to show me the neighborhood of Really Old Houses. Which had been built in the 1900s.
A good percentage of the viable housing stock in Central and Downeast Maine were built in the late 1800s. These generally, as we have found, Need Serious Upgrading for the computer age. Some have been "fixed up" in order to be flipped, but in our experience, the folks who buy to flip only do cosmetic updates. The kitchen is modern, but the wiring is still old.
Here in Central Maine, we have a cluster of what used to be successful mill towns. Lots of houses built in the 1920s, 30s, early-to-mid 40s. Then another spurt in the mid-50s into the 60s.
The houses we looked at yesterday were built in (from lowest price to highest): 1947, 1921, 1954. The house we're living in was built the year I graduated high school, and was part of the first wave of expansion into the country.
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Re: What is an 'older house'
Date: 2015-04-08 04:44 pm (UTC)A good percentage of the viable housing stock in Central and Downeast Maine were built in the late 1800s. These generally, as we have found, Need Serious Upgrading for the computer age. Some have been "fixed up" in order to be flipped, but in our experience, the folks who buy to flip only do cosmetic updates. The kitchen is modern, but the wiring is still old.
Here in Central Maine, we have a cluster of what used to be successful mill towns. Lots of houses built in the 1920s, 30s, early-to-mid 40s. Then another spurt in the mid-50s into the 60s.
The houses we looked at yesterday were built in (from lowest price to highest): 1947, 1921, 1954. The house we're living in was built the year I graduated high school, and was part of the first wave of expansion into the country.