I grew up in Puerto Rico where houses are made of concrete or concrete blocks. Maintenance was lower because there were not much issues with termites, water damage, shingles, etc. My house made it through a category 5 hurricane with minor damage to the windows and some flooding. Now I live in a house made of wood in Georgia. I’m exhausted from all the maintenance and the extreme nickel and dime-ing from everyone. I bought new five years ago and the house now needs to be fully painted, a new A/C evaporator, and some other minor stuff. So, about $20K worth of “maintenance”. This plus the stress of having to live with the hopes that a hail storm does not hit and ruins my shingle roof. I’m hoping to sell it and rent until I move back to the island and live in a proper solid home. I would build a house here with concrete but code does not allow it.