"Sylvain" wrote in message
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The nice thing is that it has a very decent sized back yard.
Which is exactly what I was looking for,

The "market" says people prefer smaller yards, as they don't want the
maintenance. No, that is predominanate in larger metro areas.

When land costs are $100K per acre and up, only the custom homes are going
to have larger lots. Another funny item is having four or five bedrooms that
are 8x9 except for the master suite.

except that it is difficult
to find, everything on the market (either to buy or rent) strives to
be exactly the opposite: tiny/no backyard, as many built square feet as
possible (you know, for the 'formal dining room', the
'imposing hallway', the 'vaulted ceiling', the 'three cars garage' which
can fit three massive SUVs with room to spare, and all that crap museum
space that nobody really use except to impress each others -- or to
store vast amount of junk); I mean is it really what people want or
what they think they want because of massive advertising/tv brain washing?

Big yards are not desired because kids today typically play INDOORS.

Open space gives a less clastrophobic sensation. As for "junk", recall the
adaage that one mans junk is another mans treasure.

or am I a dying breed?

Not necessarily, but you might want to consider a custom home since you so
detest what your neighbors prefer.

The most homesI build on a ance is five, typically four...and the
overwhelming majority of what we build costs less than $160K at 1500sf.


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Matt Barrow
Performace Homes, LLC.
Colorado Springs, CO