Period homes have a timeless appeal, their designs are more often then not, unquestionably beautiful. They always have been and always will be.
You don’t often hear someone say ‘that Boom Style Victorian home is horrendous!’
On the other side, there are other places that are built brand new. These should be a better buy, but the design is poor. Just look at them in a few years and then imagine them in a few more.
We see this with apartments, houses, shops and everything else. Design is really important. It doesn’t mean a property has to be beautiful, some 70′s blocks are not beautifully designed – but give potential and are at least very solid.
So something to ask yourself – How will this structure look in 5, 10, 15 years? Will it be timeless or will it date?