Post #21386 by Tiki-Troll on Thu, Jan 30, 2003 12:11 PM

Well, I don't think mine is going to be on a list anytime soon, but I do think in my lifetime that our neighborhood will have the same kinda of appreciation some of the historical districts that are filled with victorians and bungalows get now. We were lucky to find a 'hood that is almost all 50's ranches in our downtown...which is almost impossible in Florida. When we told our Realtor we wanted a Ranch, built between 1950-1965, he looked at us like we were on crack...we were the first people he had ever make that request!

Besides the coolness factor of buying an older home, I worked in the construction industry just long enough to know you made a really wise decision. All the termite and mold calls were always on houses built in the 80's and 90's, some people were having terrible problems with houses less than a year old! Yikes!

oh, and about Bamboo? does anyone have any advice on growing it in a medium sized yard as an alternative to privacy fence? We'd like some space to frolic without the neighbors peeking in, but I don't want a bamboo jungle in a couple years either!