"JimH" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 17:54:09 -0500, John H. penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:



Careful! Sounds like Jimmie's looking for info to begin another rant
about
your possessions!

Just so we are on the same page..... the house and the garage/workshop
combined 7600 sq ft......



The trend in new construction in our area for the past few years has
been large, oversized houses of 5K to over 10k square feet. Until
recently, they sold as fast as they were built. Great for young
families raising a bunch of kids, but it doesn't make sense to me when
they are all off on their own and it's just me and Mrs.E.

Of course, she replaced the three kids with three dogs and three horses
in addition to the 5 grandkids. (had to stop and count them .... don't
ask me to name them)

Eisboch


That was also the trend around here.........al tleast until the last year
or so especially with the young buyers. They are now putting an emphasis
on quality vs. size.........a smart move.


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Lots of 10,000 ft houses going up in my area. Talking to a buddy on the
weekend, and a friend of his is a tax appraiser for the county of Sonoma.
Just appraised a 27,000 sq ft house. $113,000,000 for tax purposes. The
founder of people soft has cut down on his plans for his new house after the
neighbors complained. Went from 56,000 ft to 27,000'. On 22 acres.