"You just described our house, except, it's 50yrs old."
See my comments in reply #15, and tell us if it applies to your neighbor hood.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1579749/posts?page=15#15
Kind of. I don't think people would be killing to live in our house, though we like it considering what else was available in our price range when we bought. It has appreciated 250k in the 2.4yrs we have owned it. So, I can't really complain. Almost 50% in 28months