Russ, I understand your concern and the need to exercise reasonable caution about ANY issue when making what is likely the largest investment in our lives: buying a home. HOWEVER, I would like to mention again--and in full agreement with Barefoot who is our neighbor in Belvedere who has also posted about this question--that we can hear the sound of the train, but it is a faint, distant, pleasant sound that to us adds to the charm of living here. Belvedere is the westernmost village south of CR-466; there are MANY villages (including Belvedere) west of Buena Vista Blvd. that, IMHO, are certainly worthy of consideration. In other words, for us train noise is a non-issue. When you and the missus are here, please let us know, come and visit, and hear for yourself. And good luck!
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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
From the viewpoint of a person who wants to buy within the next two years:
From what I have read on this forum it appears that the issue of whether the train noise will increase or decrease is an unknown at this point. Without TOTV I would not have known about this issue. I have made my mind up that I will look basically east of Buena Vista for our home. I think it only makes sense given the unknowns.
I know some of you will say "that leaves out all sorts of good neighborhoods" and you would be correct. But I don't think I could look at myself in the mirror 5 years from now and say "why didn't you stick to your guns?" as the train noise gets worse. Many things affect the value of a property and this (the train situation) is just one thing to keep in mind.
My 2 cents.
Russ
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