Saturday, June 7, 2008  Would You Get a Luxury Home?  The first
home we made an offer on--then lost--is back on the market. It's
undergone some improvements since we lost it, and the price has
gone up significantly. It's being touted as a "luxury home." I
don't know about that ... I think of "luxury homes" as
McMansions priced over $700K ... but it is a nice house,
definitely the nicest one we looked at. And they will accept our
original offer if we're still interested.  Of course, our house
has to sell before we can make any offers on anything. But I'm
wondering ... would you buy a "luxury home" if you could get it
for a really good price? Or would you buy something smaller,
cheaper, and not nearly so nice (but with infinitely more
charm)?  I wish I loved this luxury home the way I loved the
rickety old farmhouse I lost, the cute little white house I
lost, and the charming little 50's house I have my eye on.
Modern houses with their huge rooms, their granite countertops,
and their stainless steel appliances