When that was accomplished they'd be financially set and free to pursue all kinds of different, exciting activities — like indulging in longer trips with the new motor home they planned to buy, not to
mention spending more time with their kids and grandkids.
Then there are some of the things others have already
mentioned... not great for households
with small
kids — crawling on brick is murder on the knees, bumps on the heads from falls end up hurting way
more than on hardwoods (this coming from someone who raised 2
kids that
spent a lot of
time at their Nanny's house when they were little) and then even sealed brick can sometimes be a nightmare to keep clean.