In another thread the whole population expansion/dwelling issue has been discussed lately, and most will know my view on all that.
It gave me the thought about what do we here on SS live in, and why?
Some folk will only ever choose houses with a bit of yard etc. Some will only choose apartments, or maybe a townhouse as a compromise of the two.
To me, it seems that most folk start off in the basic dwellings because that's all they can afford and it's also often a work proximity thing, but they eventually move on to bigger and better places as their income/wealth level changes...
Otherwise; the whole mansion with pool, tennis court, 5 car garage and acres of laws etc type dwellings would never exist....like progressing from a Corolla to a Beemer.
People just do it.
I've lived in all the above (except mobile homes and caravans), and my choice is a home with a little bit of yard, and preferably bugger-all lawn and drought resistent/low maintenance garden areas.
The whole acreage thing is too hard with maintenance we found, and I don't have horses etc to need the space (we lived on a 5 acre property when we had our B&B, but I forgot to tick it in the poll).
We now live in a 32sq approx house on a 870sq/m block, with a pool, a modest 10x12 area of lawn in the backyard for the kids, and the rest is drought-proof gardens.
What do you live in, and why, and will it always be that choice?
It gave me the thought about what do we here on SS live in, and why?
Some folk will only ever choose houses with a bit of yard etc. Some will only choose apartments, or maybe a townhouse as a compromise of the two.
To me, it seems that most folk start off in the basic dwellings because that's all they can afford and it's also often a work proximity thing, but they eventually move on to bigger and better places as their income/wealth level changes...
Otherwise; the whole mansion with pool, tennis court, 5 car garage and acres of laws etc type dwellings would never exist....like progressing from a Corolla to a Beemer.
People just do it.
I've lived in all the above (except mobile homes and caravans), and my choice is a home with a little bit of yard, and preferably bugger-all lawn and drought resistent/low maintenance garden areas.
The whole acreage thing is too hard with maintenance we found, and I don't have horses etc to need the space (we lived on a 5 acre property when we had our B&B, but I forgot to tick it in the poll).
We now live in a 32sq approx house on a 870sq/m block, with a pool, a modest 10x12 area of lawn in the backyard for the kids, and the rest is drought-proof gardens.
What do you live in, and why, and will it always be that choice?
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