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"). 2 R3 e7 x' W) S* |; o# `0 L4. Steeper roof pitch vs. normal roof. t. l7 Q9 a; `
5. Cathedral ceiling vs. 8 ft ceiling. 4 T3 O! ^, m" G; V6. .................
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.