I bought my 1700 sq ft home in a Chlt. subd. in "85 w/ homes selling in the $70-80k range w/ interest rates @ 13%+. My neighbor just sold their home for $440k. This would be the 3rd millenial couple in that home in the last 10 yrs. My observation is not one of these neighbors has struck a lick @ a snake in improvements in their 1/3 ac. lots...they do mow the grass when it gets ankle high though. No trees, shrubs, flowers planted...nothing! Am I correct in saying is this the laziest generation ever? Or are they stretched so thin financially because of housing cost that they have no $ to make any improvements? Both husbands & wives work, but so did my wife & I & had 2 children to boot. I constantly receive comments nowadays on how nice my yard looks. It got that way because I worked my a.. off when I worked for S. Bell & off days, now ret. I often had to work 13 days straight 12 hr. days w/ one day off for 6 months straight during declared emergencies, but still managed to go to church on Sun. & keep the yard up. BTW, I am really enjoying retirement since 2011.