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[qualitygal]

Ours is location, location, location. We are in such a great place. 

[151949]

@x Hedge Your house sounds beautiful. How old is it? I had a beautiful craftsman house when my first husband was alive but I had to sell it after he died because I couldn't afford it.

[x Hedge]

Thank you. I have the blueprint. The contractor who built it wrote in '1933'.

The original owner was a married couple, both worked, no kids.

My parents bought it in 1941, raised 4 kids here, and I bought it in the mid 1980s.

Growing up here gave me no advantage, as I had to pay for a surveyor and a property assessment, and pay market value.

[Chicagosuburbangirl]

Mature trees surround us. Feels like a forest, even though it's suburbia.  

[NickNack]

My favorite thing is that my home is a ranch style.  I know so many people who feel like they will have to move in a few years to a ranch style because they're getting older.  I'm so glad I won't have to think about that.  My house is small, so it's a very manageable size too.

[AnikaBrodie]

There are three:  ... Large eat-in kitchen.  Large master walk-in closet.  Gas fireplace in master bedroom. 

[OnlyShopsOnline]

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@NickNack wrote:

My favorite thing is that my home is a ranch style.  I know so many people who feel like they will have to move in a few years to a ranch style because they're getting older.  I'm so glad I won't have to think about that.  My house is small, so it's a very manageable size too.

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I agree!  We bought our rancher over 20 years ago. I was still in my 30's.  About 12 years ago, I wanted to move to a two story home that was larger.  My husband and I couldn't agree on a house or a location.  And, then I started to have health issues.

Now I'm 59, have hypothyroidism, and don't have the energy to even think about a move.  So glad we stayed here.  We are adding a 4 season addition this year, so we can enjoy the woods behind our home.

[Regal Bee]

We live in a great location on a lake but my favorite feature of our home is the light. The back of our home is almost entirely glass....so the light is fabulous. 

[GCR18]

I have many favorite things.  I'm going to go with light and bright.  I have three windows in the great room that face the backyard.

[Catty2]

Probably the screened in back patio.  I always sit out there when I let my dog outside to do her business.  Day/night, summer/winter, I enjoy sitting out there and listening to nature while I keep an eye on my dog.