I live in an 140 yr old victorian. Not old by Damir's standards, but for here that's antique. You have to either have the skills to do all the repairs yourself, or have the money to hire it done. They require lots of maintenance. There's always another project. I call it the mushroom effect. I'm going to move this receptacle, and end up tearing out the whole wall. But I wouldn't trade my 12 ft ceilings and 10ft doors for any new house. I really would like for my floors not to slope 2" from the center of the house though