What are buyers looking for? From mundane to gadgets.

November 20, 2008

Just today I came across an ad for a garage lift (Garage Lift) showing how you can park two cars in a single car garage with the help of a nifty lift that tucks one car away in the basement. Supposedly saves you money from building an additional garage…Knowing my luck, I’d crush the car on top trying to get mine out from the basement! I can see where it might be a valuable addition to homes with a tight footprint in high cost areas, but for most of us with the luxury of ample lot space, a double car garage is the much more easy alternative!

Kitchens and baths are still extremely important. Kitchens that can double as a living space are incredibly popular. It’s difficult to cram party goers into an 8x8 foot space while you finish up cooking the appetizers. Updated appliances make cooking easy and fast. I built a new home a few years ago and I wouldn’t trade my Advantium microwave/halogen oven for anything – same goes for my induction cook top. Having set fire to my previous kitchen I appreciate the fact that nothing will burn on the cook top! However, guests who bring over a ceramic saucepan with their potluck are a little bemused as to why my stove doesn’t work for them but it works for me – “Magic!” I say.

Buyers are looking for bright, inviting kitchens, with plenty of space for all the gadgets they’ve accumulated over the years. Many cooks drool over walk in pantries and space for a matching fridge and freezer. Solid surface counters are still one of the most desirable features, but now there are other options such as composite granite, cork, stainless steel to choose from. Islands are starting to look like furniture and freezer, refrigerator and warming drawers still remain popular, and are even migrating out of the kitchen into other areas of the house. I wish I’d gone with a warming drawer instead of a heated towel rack in my bathroom – the rack only warms the section of the towel it touches. Hardly worth turning on in the morning. And talking of bathrooms - over 50% of Japenese now have some kind of water washing toilets. Charmin beware. You can find these nifty toilet seats on Amazon for less than $500 - it's worth watching the promotional videos! (Toto Washlet)

Many buyers appreciate good lighting – from well designed artificial light to energy efficient windows that let in sun and open the home to views. Other improvements are integrated sound, ipod docks and of course, home theaters. With motorized screens, projector lifts and darkening shades, it is possible to combine a living space with a home theater with a flip of a button. During the day, a formal living room – by night a ground shaking cinema showing the latest Indiana Jones movie!

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Local Information for Lexington, SC

Latitude: 33.980975 -- Longitude: -81.230839

Other Area Cities: Lexington Cayce Columbia Irmo West Columbia

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Lexington is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lexington County. A special 2005 census showed that the town has 14,329, an increase of 46% since the 2000 census making it the second-largest municipality in the Columbia MSA. The city will receive the Columbia Inferno ECHL franchise which will move from Columbia, South Carolina. The historic town of Lexington, South Carolina is a direct descendent of the old Royal township of Saxe Gotha. This township was one of eleven established in 1735 by the Colonial government of King George II to encourage settlement of backcountry South Carolina and serve as a protective buffer between powerful Indian tribes to the west and the older settled plantations of the low country. The name Saxe Gotha was in honor of the marriage of the British Prince of Wales to Princess Augusta of the German State of Saxe Gotha. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

South Carolina 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Lexington	South Carolina	United States
Population	9,793	4,012,012	281,421,906
Median age	33.3	35.4	35.3
Median age for Male	32.7	34	34
Median age for Female	34	36.7	36.5
Households	3,644	1,533,854	105,480,101
Household population	9,144	3,876,975	273,643,273
Average household size	2.51	2.53	2.59
Families	2,557	1,072,822	71,787,347
Average family size	3.03	3.02	3.14
Housing units	4,025	1,753,670	115,904,641
Occupied units	3,644	1,533,854	105,480,101
Vacant units	381	219,816	10,424,540

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