Where cozy means tiny and charming means needs work.
A thick, deep-pile carpet style wildly popular in the 1960s and '70s, characterized by long fibers that feel luxurious underfoot but trap everything from crumbs to small pets. These plush floor coverings defined an era of interior design before people realized how impossible they are to clean. Austin Powers would approve.
An additional fee charged by HOAs or municipalities for specific improvements or repairs not covered by regular dues or taxes. It's the surprise bill that reminds you that common ownership comes with uncommon expenses.
The practice of separating people or things, which can range from voluntary self-sorting to legally enforced discrimination that stains history books. In genetics, it's the boring-but-important Mendelian process where parent organisms pass only one allele to offspring. Real estate agents know it as that uncomfortable topic from the industry's shameful past that fair housing laws were created to combat.
Zoning rules dictating the minimum distance a building must sit from property lines, streets, or other structures, preventing neighbors from building right up to your fence line. It's mandatory personal space for properties.
A contract where one lien holder agrees to take a backseat to another in the priority line for getting paid if things go sideways, voluntarily accepting second-class status. It's cutting in line, but in reverse and with lawyers involved.