When looking for a house, I would want fairly new cabinets, counters, plumbing, flooring and windows. Why? Because those things would require major overhauls that I don't want to deal with when moving. Now, painted walls, wall trims, etc. I don't really care about, because that stuff can be fixed in a weekend without really any effort. To me, it says the owner actually gave a crap about their home and is not just trying to dump their well-used crap. Those things don't have to be the top-of-the-line expensive items, but they should be newer than 10 years at the oldest, even if it's just new linoleum flooring.
In other subjects, I wish I hadn't gone to the interview yesterday, because sure enough - after sitting through their "process" for nearly two hours, they told me the position was recently filled.
To make matters worse, they don't validate parking, so I ended up paying $15, besides all the gas to get there.
On a good note though, I spent the rest of the day at a nearby friend's house and checked my email to find a response for another position that I applied for, asking me for references and that they'll call me to set up an interview, because they really like my samples and resume. It's an awesome position too - lots of editing involved!
