If you were buying a house, what would you look for?

[Dburr1014]

We are on septic/leaching field, and my husband is not a fan of dumping salt water down the drain, as it could affect the balance of bacteria to break down our waste - I know there are varying opinions on this so take it for what it is. That being said, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to haul my salt water out to the curb to dump in the sewer for much longer. So a new house for me would be on public sewer/septic, and not a private leaching field.

Good thing, salt water and the cement box used for septic don't mix.
Currently in my area, they are separating water softener systems and the septic because it caused a lot of problems with septic tanks. And as you know that is all salt.
On my auto water change system I drain it outside into one of the downspouts that goes underground and away from the house.

 

[BillyW]

Wide stairwell to the basement with minimal curves.

 

[workhz]

Wide stairwell to the basement with minimal curves.

Or a walk up or walkout basement to be able to take things directly into it from outside.

 

[MichaelReefer]

I as well am in California and homes with Basements in the Central Valley are few and far between. Mines on a slab, which is nice because I dont have to worry about joists. It would be nice to not have my Water tanks and such in the garage though. Unfortunately I dont have any way to set up an auto water change, so I just dont do em.

 

[Jbell370]

An unfished area of the basement that contained a logically placed floor drain, an air exchanger and a basement walk out so I would not be restricted on the size of the tank I could fit downstairs as I am now, rest is imagination.

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

Right next to an ocean which has natural reefs
Nowhere near a city.

Run a hose to the sea once a week for water changes
Solar on the roof with a big house battery for power.

Maybe a private airstrip for visitors.

If you're in the right place you don't even need to run a hose to the ocean. You can drill a saltwater well. This is what the Waikiki aquarium does. Natural sunlight with some supplemental blue leds.