Just imagine that you are giving directions to your friend or your father to get to the new house that you just purchased. You want to take pride in telling them to look out for your gorgeous new piece of real estate. Your piece of the American Dream. After all, you spent half a million dollars to call this pile of bricks with a roof and a yard your home.
Now imagine that you purchased the modest home to the right in the picture below.
Or the home on the left in this picture.
Now, what do you tell your friends? As I've witnessed more and more of these giant McMansions being built in established neighborhoods around Northern Virginia, I always envision the conversation.
"Hey Mom, Hey Dad. I just bought my first home. It's in a great neighborhood."
"Can we come over to see it?"
"Sure. Just come to the neighborhood. Drive to the Big, Huge House. Then keep going just one more driveway. Mine's the Little Crappy One Next Door."
Now, what if on the other hand, you are the proud owner of the big beautiful house that's just a bit too big for the neighborhood (and its lot)?
To your friends: "Look for the biggest, most beautiful house in the neighborhood. When you can't see the sun anymore and the entire sky is blocked out behind the home, you've found the right one."
To your neighbors: "Ha Ha. Mine is bigger than yours."
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