Venkatesh Rao@vgrPoll: If you were buying a house, what would be the primary consideration?Who your neighbors are17.2%Space (square ft/acres)23.3%Amenities (airport,shops)21.9%Nature (views, weather)37.6%819 votes·Final results10:16 PM · May 9, 20212 Retweets15 Likes
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrSurprised nobody has written in resale value as an option56
metakuna (11/100 blog posts)@metakuna·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrDistance from work (I guess this is Amenities)4
Phil@blisstweeting·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgr1 then 4. Not because I want extremely great neighbors (though this would be very cool) but because I surely want to avoid terrible ones.1
Reclusive Wizard@ReclusiveWizard·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrdistance to and quality of major metro area
Song Avram Boriskin O.@butanmist·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrBackground skews this for me. Quality of craftmanship, if they were lazy with something like their cutlines then they were even more lazy with things out of sight.1
Varun Adibhatla@vr00n·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrJust moved from Brooklyn where I was steps from Prospect Park to Manhattan with views of the East River.2
Las Ohl@lukas_ohl·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrDepends whether you’re single / married / with kids / kids grown up / retired. Different needs for each phase of life.
Ben Kenney@btkenney·May 9, 2021Replying to @vgrJust did this last week. Went with community/neighbors but with an eye toward more square feet.