Some quick points or feedback.
1- Do not by a house with a pool, many here are fed up with the pool service companies..... frankly we have over 40 pools here. It is a 365 day per year money pit if you own one that you will never use.
2- The use of your lanai can be quantified much easier by the lot you decide upon.
a- My house backs up to a preserve, the morning breakfast and coffee times are indispensible.
Gorgeous sunrises and sunsets. Then add in the wildlife.
b- Lake houses are equally nice. Mostly cause no one is right behind you. Keep in mind that for a
lake house, it is your responsibility to mow all the way to the lake. and then there are alligators.
c - I have my Lanai enclosed with acrylic windows and screens. Very good combination.
In the heat of the summer it makes for an excellent drying room for towels and swimsuits.
In the very very hot part of summer days, you can write off the Lanai. Mine was up to 102 degrees
with the windows shut.
d- golf course behind you? If you are a light sleeper, do you want golf cart noises and people chatter
behind you in early morning. I don't.
3- then there are the birdcage Lanais and the overhanging roof Lanai. I have an over hang. I simply use a box fan to push the cooler air into the Lanai for rapid air exchange.
4- In the cooler months the Lanai with windows is perfect, you will appreciate the windows to keep the cooler air and the ground smoke out (ground smoke is the creepy fog that rolls in as the day heats up around 5:00 am ish). I always say it is the spirits coming to get you.
5 - The rains. we get so much heavy rain, it will soak your Lanai. Hence the overhang with gutters.
6 - Grilling. The birdcage style will allow you to grill inside the Lanai. But I personally would not want to gunk up the screens with grilling effects.
7 - Happy hour is at 5
TTYL
PM me if you want pics. I can send via cell. Much easier.
Also small tid bit. I live on Madero in Santo Domingo. Everyone here is generation 1 residents. Hence many of the houses over here are turning over. My next door neighbors, both are in assisted living now. Broken hip and he had a massive Heart attack as his sweety for over 65 years was hospitalized. Sweet couple, makes me sad.
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