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Originally Posted by Swayze11
I never really understood the hate for cookie cutter houses, I personally like them much better then the old falling a part looking ones.
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The cookie cutter neighbourhoods just end up feeling sterile, no real character to speak of. Sure, their non-offensive, uniform designs, and at the surface level they arean't ugly. But there's really no difference between your neighbours house and your own. Architectural controls in these communities also keep you from doing something unique, like painting your front door bright red if you choose.
Now is this a "bad" thing to have uniformity in a community? No, not really, at the end of the day shelter is shelter. But it becomes just that, bland shelter. Essentially making your homestead/neighbourhood no more different than picking out bread at the super market.
And if you're buying a home that you plan on living in for 10-20+ years you may want an area that has a bit more character than the cookie cutter areas can offer.