Recently learned from this forum, a lot of people have been looking for/viewing/purchasing a house, wonder if everyone knows, other than location, sq footage and age, there are other factors that make a house priced differently from the rest. Hope someone will share what they know. I think it would help those who are in the hunting process.
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3. wider stairs vs. standard one (36"). k% e6 m: @* E) y% ?
4. Steeper roof pitch vs. normal roof. 2 m# ~. z3 O1 ]: P7 O2 t9 k5. Cathedral ceiling vs. 8 ft ceiling. 9 Y* b$ P0 K2 E% G6. .................
A all hardwood flooring may not be practical, new products are coming out everyday, cork flooring may be another option; more nice designs/patterns show up in the recent 2 years.