In our area elongated toilets are the norm. We just bought a new house that has a round toilet in the hall bath and the bathroom is GOLD. Not yellow metallic gold, we are redoing it this summer. But I am too cheap to change out the toilet so it's staying.
I also hate when people want the charm of an older home then rip out all the charming stuff like built-ins, paint over the beautiful wood trim and replace the kitchen with cookie cutter granite and stainless steel.
On our house hunting trip we were looking for a fixer with a mountain view. Yes, I do stare out the windows because I am a southerner who has always lived in flat areas. But we went with a partial mountain view because the house was amazing and the price was right. Finally, we were looking for a house with a perfect craftroom instead of a man cave.