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In article >, angie-
says...

> People buy houses for personal taste not sensibilities



My parents
> downsized after retirement to a lake house, then upsized when old age
> and closer healthcare became more important. The house they then bought
> was completely inappropriate for their stage in life, but my mother fell
> in love with the front door lol.
>
> So much so she ignored the steep driveway needing shoveled, enormous
> yard needing mowed, special landscaping needing attention, laundry in
> the basement, steep steps, step-in bathtub/shower, etc. They have since
> downsized again to an age-appropriate location.


Three housemoves cost a lot of money down the drain. Money she could
have spent on the kitchen /bathroom front door of her own taste and
choice.

Janet