A few manufactures already do not include ear buds. I don't see the issue with not including the brick and earbuds. I don't use them anyway and it is just waste.
My only thought would be if they collapse it could potentially be actual homeowners that would purchase the house instead of investors ending with less airbnb properties.
I am not so sure. My wife is European and she is very much inline with always going upwards. I on the other hand very much enjoy work life balance as well as making sure I enjoy what I do even if I make less than I could elsewhere.
There aren't that many places left out there between NH and Boston that are on the affordable scale. Do you have a couple towns in mind that are fairly affordable still? I have been looking in the suburbs of Boston and when I switched it up to look at Southern NH it was crazy the changes in prices as well as how long the houses have been on the market.