We have been on a man made pond for over 3 years and still have a very enjoyable view from our lanai. it is pretty well maintained and even this past summer with all the heat it still looked pretty good. I did find out that some of the ponds that are built are not intended to hold water and those are the ones you want to watch out for. As far as golf courses, I lived on one for 13 years and will never do that again, no privacy, too noisy, too much swearing (and other nasty stuff) especially if you are on a tee box and everyone assumes your yard is part of the golf course. I never lived on a preserve but have heard there are a lot of nasty creatures that come in and out of the marsh land. It is just my opinion but I am very happy that we chose a manmade retention pond for our back yard, lots of nature without the bugs and creatures and very private.
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