Houses, on the other hand, are investments. I'd much rather have a nice house than a nice car. (You can tell a lot about people based on those items actually, but I digress.) For many years, that's how it was for us. Now, it's changed a bit. Hello midlife! Still, this isn't even a new full-sized lux or a sports car, so I think I'm only in the front yard of the Great and Spacious Building. Now Hambone, on the other hand....! LOL