answer:This home is new to me and we have only lived in it for six months. My wife and I spent a lot of time deciding the type of house, location etc and both converged on a specific area in town because of convenience to work, family and other amenities like fast internet. It’s in an average middle class tract and the houses were all built in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Newer construction in the area sucks. The yards are small, you are either perched on a cliff or down in a ditch, you’re on top of your neighbors.. This was a no for us. We narrowed the search to about four neighborhoods and it was just a matter of waiting for the right house to be put up for sale. Once it did we were one of several offers on this house the first day it went on the market and were lucky to get it. The yard kills it. It’s level, private plenty healthy oak trees for shade a nice big tool shed converted to a workshop. The construction is split-foyer with a vaulted main level, large windows and a large raised screen patio. It has another finished patio below . Finished basement, good sized garage. Layout, location and comfort all are home runs. Since it’s a 45 year old house it has “old house stuff” that requires a little work but that was part of the deal for me. I enjoy that work and it allowed us to get more house for the money. I wish it was all brick but there is a good bit of siding. Many of the houses in the area were built with reclaimed brick and that look I would like to have on the whole house, not just part. The appliances are a little old and wearing out, several windows are in need of replacement. I’d like to have a larger workshop and an insert in the fireplace. The carpet is new and several areas I’d like to put in hardwood. There are several places where the sub-floor squeaks that I could not remedy and just needs to be replaced. Would not change much else.