I'll try.
We have an inside CYV with a 3 BR Bonita on it. Small back yard, typical. We were actually charged about 4-5,000 more at closing for the "lot premium." When I asked the agent what was premium about it she said that the 3 BR CYVs need a bigger lot than the 2 BR ones, so they charge for that.
There's a big premium for corner lots, depends probably on total sf. A Bonita/Foxwood sits deep, the Anna Maria/Stone(something), can't remember sits wide - backyard seems to have more space from lanai to wall, at least the couple I have seen. Don't know Cumberland/Granthams or the others. When I look around, seems like they most often put Anna Maria/Stone(whatevers) on the corner lots - not positive.
End units only have neighbor noise on 1 side, maybe a little more street noise, although we haven't found noise to be a problem. Could happen though, I would imagine. We are in a neighborhood with a fairly high villa wall in back and I have never heard a peep from any of the 3 yards behind us except at mowing time. Sometimes hear a bark or two from next door or the TV when the neighbors open/close their lanai slider. Don't know if they spend as much time on their lanai as we do, if any. Some people are just not lanai people.
End units can often have room for pools, also lots of space for additional landscaping, which can sometimes defeat on of the nice things about CYVs - less maintenance. Depends if you like to garden, do maintenance, hire it out, etc. It's my understanding that there are maintenance obligations for the landscaping along with outside villa wall that you cannot see from your lanai or backyard. Need to mulch, trim, etc. Looks nice when entering your CYV but you don't really see it where you spend your time.
If I had my druthers, I'd probably like the Bonita/Foxglove on a corner lot, but I wouldn't like the extra maintenance, much higher lot cost, and higher mowing cost (probably). I would like the possibilities for expanding outdoor living space, both adding a birdcage and backyard hardscaping/landscaping.
As far as I know, you still can't order your CYV on a particular lot, but maybe this has changed?
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