WCW and Paul - I want to keep the place for several reasons. I built it 20 years ago before I was married and much was my design. I added to it twice - both my designs. I built a large workshop. I guess you can call it a pride factor (much like your place WCW).
The best thing is that I have over 5 acres of privacy but I am just outside the city limit; 15 minutes to work. To get acres so close to the city is impossible today (or VERY expensive) so I would have to move far away. For comparison, my Ex's house is on less than 1/2 acre surrounded by other houses and costs more than my house b/c it is new construction.
Also, I considered my kids. They have friends in the neighborhood and they feel comfortable in the house. The house is located in their school district so moving far away is not really an option.
So even though it will take fix up it is still cheaper for me than new construction; cheaper yet b/c I can do much of the work myself. I wish the house was laid out differently but it is a 1980's design, not 2000. I did consider a move, but decided that keeping the pig was the best thing to do.
