I am fond of old houses. They have character. If the walls could talk, what wonderful stories they would tell. I prefer to look at old houses with good foundation and basic structure, both as a piece of history and a work of art. They reflect the history of the street, the subdivision, the town. They reflect the craftmanship available at the time and the materials that the workmen had at that time. It is much like a picture capturing a period of time.
The new houses signify new beginnings and for that, they are special. The new occupants can fill the walls with their stories.
Each building is different, no matter if they are cast from the same model and outwardly looks the same. If we ever stop to ponder at the amount of work that was put into each building, we would appreciate each and everyone of them for themselves. Countless man hours, a perfect coordination of the people involved, timely delivery of the materials to each building in progress. They all have to be synchronized like the instruments in an orchestra. There has to be a great deal of planning and coordination, although I prefer to call it a harmonious process involving many people. Each house, no matter how closely they resemble the next one, is a work of art.
Two of my cousins are architects. I had no idea of the amount of work that goes into each plan until I really began asking them about them. Each drawing is to scale, each model takes a long time to build. It is materializing a vision that was first formed from the mind of the person who commissioned the work or for the lucky architects who have a free hand in envisioning, designing and building it, it is a beautiful process which combines both skill and creative talent. Theyhave to study the landscape and then see the picture of the building and how it will reflect with the surroundings. They have to ask themselves how the building and and the landscape will accentuate each other.
I always keep in mind that investors must not really fall in love with the property they are buying, but there is nothing preventing them from appreciating the properties as well. That one is not attached to a particular piece of property does not run contrary to appreciating it. One likes it well enough and appreciates it well enough to purchase it, and is perfectly willing to give it up to someone who values it. It is simply flow.
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