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inGearX
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Re: one story vs two story houses - pos vs neg?

said by GadgetsRme:

The first question in my mind is how old are you? Reason being that falls on stairs are a very common cause of debilitating injury for those in their retirement years. The wife and I made it a requirement when we moved that our new house have no stairs as it is the house we intend to retire in. My wife is a nurse and one of the things learned over the years is that the average life expectancy of a senior over the age of 80 after a fall that breaks a major bone like a hip or pelvis is 1-2 years. So that should be a big consideration. After that it is the physical condition of the prospective occupants and then your personal preferences.

+1 to Mark910

thank you good info

I'm 30

but I plan on living

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said by [bquote=GadgetsRme See Profile :

I'm 30 but I plan on living

I was 26 when I bought my house.

I am now 57, and I was in a very bad accident in 2002.

I see a future where the second floor and basement are not on my program.

Planning for the future is a good idea, and the future may not be as far from now as you think.