The line is blurring between city and suburb
I prefer a 0.5-1.0 acre lot to a lot slightly bigger than the footprint of the house it contains.<p>I prefer to have the privacy that&#x27;s afforded by having my house set 40&#x27; back from the street, with plenty of space between my and my neighbors&#x27; homes, rather than living in a house that abuts, or is 6 feet away, from my neighbors&#x27;.<p>I prefer a spacious driveway and an attached, heated, two car garage, to parking on the street a block from my house, and having to dig my car out after a snowstorm.<p>I prefer to own a home that was built during or since the 1950s, when Romex wiring was original equipment, rather than own something that still has knob and tube wiring with decaying fabric insulation.<p>I prefer a home built with drywall or rock lathe and plaster, over one built with wood lath and plaster.<p>I&#x27;ve found that most pre-1910 homes I&#x27;ve examined do not have foundations or basements to my liking.<p>I prefer to live in an area where I can leave my doors unlocked and my windows open at night without giving it a second thought. Or where, if I leave the house and realize I left the front door unlocked, I don&#x27;t feel compelled to go back and lock it.<p>I prefer to live in an environment where junkies and bums are virtually nowhere to be seen, rather than an environment where I have to be careful not to step in human feces when I walk between two parked cars.<p>When I can get all that affordably in the city, I&#x27;ll consider moving back.