This is a great house. It's spacious, it's airy, it's well laid out. It would be a great house to have a party in.

However, it's in Maine.

And that means that since the insulation is almost nonexistent and the windows are huge, the heating bills are going to be horrendous. When you come in from the foot of snow (which is not uncommon in Maine) you will be trekking slushy dirt all over the suddenly frigid main room.

Maine houses have mudrooms, covered porches, or other systems like airlocks to prevent too much heat from escaping while you bring in your groceries and take off your boots.