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Originally Posted by VApeople
We have been looking at new houses on the internet. We like the Iris model with the 2.5 car garage, and we have noticed the prices vary from $280K to $420K. The main difference in the houses seems to be the shape of the lot, the ones with 'kissing lanais' being lower priced. We get the impression that some people must really prefer houses with no neighbors closely behind them, and are willing to pay much more for a house on a better lot.
For those of you in a house where you and your neighbors have 'kissing lanais', has that ever caused you a problem?
For those of you who paid more to have a larger lot, was it worth it?
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We are in our second home and we now have a corner lot. This exposes our lanai to an expansive intersection and lots of space. Have lived here for 6 years YES it would be a problem. Some homes are backed up to several lanais where you can overhear everything from several houses. As a result, many of these lanais are not used much due to small space, little privacy and NO breezes and many expose to the sun all day.
We shopped for our perfect re sale and we use the lanai every day for lunch etc 8 months of the year. Most important. DO NOT get a lanai faced in a direction that exposes it to hot sun all day. Good luck.