I agree with a lot of the other messages. Anyhow, from the 2 listings you provided, BG, I personally don’t like either of them and if I was looking in Stonebridge compared to the two you listed, I’d gladly pay the silly MR and choose that over either of your 2 listings. First thing is, I care $0 for a view, I care $0 for golf course, I care $0 for a large lot, I have 0 plans to do major renovation to change the layout lot (I’d move first). Since they both have pools, they’re already off my list (have baby, liability, harder to sell IMO).

The main point I keep saying or have brought up on other posts on life, housing, is different people like different things and even though you subscribe to that (I refuse to buy any place with MR), older homes have more appeal and charm (your opinion) you don’t think anyone else should/does when it comes to MR or on new/vs old homes). Your bias only goes one way rather than both.

People like new, they like move in ready, they don’t have family or time to help them do a home remodel, etc that you did in the past. Maybe you do and that’s how you used to do it, but for some folks, they don’t care because they can easily pay and afford the MR and rather use the time for other pursuits. MR is just money for a lot of folks and if they can pay, let them.

Also agree with the posts above that those kitchens/bathrooms are about as fugly as you can get. I have enough headaches in my life, I don’t need to a total kitchen remodel/rip out to make mine more complicated…

My LJ, Del Mar comment was more about if money is no object, then most folks would live in the coast in some massive ocean front place if they could. People CHOOSE Stonebridge for some reasons. Obviously, they have reasons that you don’t have since the places have sold.