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Brilliant_Rock
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My wife and I are buying a new home. It''s currently being built. However, the time to actually get the loan process is nearly upon us. This makes the decision fairly final and so my wife is getting pretty antsy and nervous about whether we''re making the right choice or not. She''s a little worried about resale, even tho we have no idea when we may do that. So, I was hoping to get some objective opinions from the PS family.
First, what factors do you guys consider to be the most critical when first looking at a house?
Second, do you guys think we should stick with the house we''ve chosen or back out and look for another?
Here''s the description of our house and situation:
The city is expanding like crazy. There are going to be lots of new homes built over the next several years so, for resale purposes, if people want a new home, they''ll be able to find it. Our house is right next to/behind the third of 7 giant housing developments the city has planned. They''re still trying to finish this third development, but for some strange reason, our builder started our little area.
The good news is that it''s right next to that 3rd planned community. You can''t really tell it doesn''t belong. However, we have no HOA fees to pay since we don''t belong. We''re also relatively close to the freeway and major shopping (well, what serves for major shopping in this city). Finally, we love our floorplan. We searched for months before and after we put the deposit down and have yet to find a house with a nicer floorplan. Even houses in the 4000 sq ft range aren''t as open and logically designed as ours.
The bad news is that the city is basically split by a freeway and we''re on the "bad" side. The East side runs up into the hills and is likely the more desirable location. However, looking at the map, it looks like the East side is all built out so any new developments will be on the West side like us. The West side has railroad tracks that run along it. Our neighborhood is far enough away that you can''t hear the trains really. But, they''re going to be building a highway bypass and it''s going to run up along my new neighborhood. The houses across the street from our house are up against the wall that separates the neighborhood from the bypass. The Bypass is going to be a 4 lane road (2 on each side) and looks to be on ground lower than our neighborhood. At most, the same level. There seems to be a ton of space btw where the Bypass would go and the wall blocking in our neighborhood.
Do you think being on the West side and next to the Bypass will turn off a lot of people?
The other major issue is the shape of our yard. We''ve basically got a backyard and a sideyard of approximately the same size. It''s just that both are kind of in the shape of a triangle, where one side extends far away from the house, while the other runs quite close to the house.
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That''s sort of how my lot looks like, with the x''s being where the house is. The back and side yards are a lot bigger than the pic, but that''s the basic shape. You can fit a smaller sized pool in both yards. You''d just have to rotate it a little.
Think the weird lot is going to turn off a lot of buyers, or would the sheer size be enough to offset the weird shape?
Sorry this is so long, but I appreciate any opinions.
First, what factors do you guys consider to be the most critical when first looking at a house?
Second, do you guys think we should stick with the house we''ve chosen or back out and look for another?
Here''s the description of our house and situation:
The city is expanding like crazy. There are going to be lots of new homes built over the next several years so, for resale purposes, if people want a new home, they''ll be able to find it. Our house is right next to/behind the third of 7 giant housing developments the city has planned. They''re still trying to finish this third development, but for some strange reason, our builder started our little area.
The good news is that it''s right next to that 3rd planned community. You can''t really tell it doesn''t belong. However, we have no HOA fees to pay since we don''t belong. We''re also relatively close to the freeway and major shopping (well, what serves for major shopping in this city). Finally, we love our floorplan. We searched for months before and after we put the deposit down and have yet to find a house with a nicer floorplan. Even houses in the 4000 sq ft range aren''t as open and logically designed as ours.
The bad news is that the city is basically split by a freeway and we''re on the "bad" side. The East side runs up into the hills and is likely the more desirable location. However, looking at the map, it looks like the East side is all built out so any new developments will be on the West side like us. The West side has railroad tracks that run along it. Our neighborhood is far enough away that you can''t hear the trains really. But, they''re going to be building a highway bypass and it''s going to run up along my new neighborhood. The houses across the street from our house are up against the wall that separates the neighborhood from the bypass. The Bypass is going to be a 4 lane road (2 on each side) and looks to be on ground lower than our neighborhood. At most, the same level. There seems to be a ton of space btw where the Bypass would go and the wall blocking in our neighborhood.
Do you think being on the West side and next to the Bypass will turn off a lot of people?
The other major issue is the shape of our yard. We''ve basically got a backyard and a sideyard of approximately the same size. It''s just that both are kind of in the shape of a triangle, where one side extends far away from the house, while the other runs quite close to the house.
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!xx\
!xx \
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That''s sort of how my lot looks like, with the x''s being where the house is. The back and side yards are a lot bigger than the pic, but that''s the basic shape. You can fit a smaller sized pool in both yards. You''d just have to rotate it a little.
Think the weird lot is going to turn off a lot of buyers, or would the sheer size be enough to offset the weird shape?
Sorry this is so long, but I appreciate any opinions.