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To: mishedlo who wrote (44054)	1/7/2006 9:00:49 AM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 116555

Wiring and plumbing for houses in 1959 was as good as it is now. Basic contruction for some was been better than now. Heating/cooling systems now are better, and the average new house is probably twice as big, better insulated, and has more luxuries, including additional bathrooms.

To: mishedlo who wrote (44054)	1/7/2006 1:57:45 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

<Do you really want to live in the average 1959 house?> In the coming period of tough luv and economy I think many will be happy to! -gggg- DAK

To: mishedlo who wrote (44054)	1/8/2006 2:14:39 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 116555

I live in an average 1958 house. It's plumbing has cost me a pretty penny now and then. The wiring is outdated -- 2 prong outlets, not even polarized, some of which I've upgraded myself. It was poorly insulated, has fairly weak tresses in the attic, is poorly insulated. I've put in perhaps 20k in upgrades (windows & furnace mainly) since I moved in 12 years ago. The windows sure improved the sound proofing, btw. We could probably sell it for $450k today (at least last month anyway <g>), more than double what we paid in '93. But I look at what I owe rather than what it's worth because I still want to live here. My house has 1940 square feet. When it was built, it was a move-up house. Now it's a step-down house <g>.