@steve Took me a while to accept that this is the _old_ house. It already looks more modern and in much better shape than any of the houses in Ithaca we have been looking at. (The last one had the most slanted floors I have ever seen and would have to have its foundation essentially replaced.)
@ekiwi it’s a mixed bag. Not that old, but it was built on spec and the developer cut a lot of corners such that fixing all the little issues would end up being similarly expensive and more time-consuming than just doing it right.
@steve I guess the biggest fear is always something like "this setback was grandfathered in, but if you are going to build this today, no way you can get this close to the property line"