Lately, many homes that were not built to really do good from its environment have come to my attention. This hurts the resale value. Usually these are homes in tract subdivisions. One of the most egregious examples is a home I previewed recently to be found on a cul-de-sac lot adjacent to dedicated greenbelt area. To the left of the home, and directly out the cul-de-sac as you drive into the street is natural ranchland scattered with beautiful full-grown oak trees, native vegetation, and a wet weather creek. This is dedicated area that will never be developed. One of those kind of sceneries one can observe in pictures, the panorama of wholesome Texas Hill Country that you envision appreciating them while sitting on a rocking chair at the back of the porch or on a swing. It is way better than staring at a neighbor's property. The person who built the property sure did blow it. Much to my amazement, the beautiful wholesome setting encircling the floorplan of the property presents no acknowledgement of the panorama. If I had built on this lot, I would have selected a floorplan where in I could appreciate the native Texas landscape, having the windows of the kitchen or the living room point to the panorama and supplemented a largely covered patio. This home was built without even a covered patio in back, and the patio itself is a small 5?8 foot concrete lump. Upstairs, the master bedroom is on the other side of the house from the open area and presents no view. If there is none to choose from, the whole floorplan could have been reversed and flipped to the other side, the kitchen and the breakfast area would have had the sight of the native Texas panorama, and the master bedroom would be overlooking it, while windows could have been supplemented or moved to more appropriate places. So why in the world would a person construct a house on this lot that doesn't take maximum advantage of this beautiful and peaceful sight? I think when purchasing new homes, people choose a floorplan first, then choose the lot on which to build the home (or vice-versa), but they don't frequently stop and ask themselves whether that home is a good match for that specific lot. I've also witnessed builder spec houses with floorplans with the same lack of thinking of which floorplan will best suit to take advantage of the compass reading and/or sceneries of the lot. On the other hand, negative characteristics of a lot can be lessen by thinking better. For example, would you construct a home at the 'T' end of a street with the master bedroom windows in the front of the house? No, because the headlights from cars at night will shine into your bedroom windows. You will surely discover this from you first night after moving in if you don't consider of such things ahead of time. Concentrate on how well both the house and the lot compliment each other if you're ready to buy or construct a new home. Those houses that disregard this association are the houses you should stay away from. Pay attention to how the streets are aligned and whether there might be possible light intrusion into your home from night time road traffic. Pay attention to the compass orientation of the home, the likely sunlight might either compliment or distress your living area. When previewing houses for purchaser prospects, I eliminate a lot of candidate properties off of the list because of these types of issues. Many of these houses will look ideal on paper and in Internet photos, but they don't endure the first visit because it makes more than a good floorplan to make a good house. The lot has to have the proper floorplan.
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Lately, many homes that were not built to really do good from its environment have come to my attention. This hurts the resale value. Usually these are homes in tract subdivisions. One of the most egregious examples is a home I previewed recently to be found on a cul-de-sac lot adjacent to dedicated greenbelt area. To the left of the home, and directly out the cul-de-sac as you drive into the street is natural ranchland scattered with beautiful full-grown oak trees, native vegetation, and a wet ...
This article was created by Chandler Smith, an up and coming real estate professional in the Greater Austin area. He operates Austin Home Appraisals as well as Real Estate Appraisals in Austin
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