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Originally Posted by pooh
Doesn't it depend on what street and/or if there is some sort of a barrier between the lot and the street?
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I am sure it does and some are better at sound barriers then others with how they are landscaped. I have just had a bad experience with it in the past where once was very little traffic and then a new development went in that caused a 20 fold increase. Went from enjoying the open windows and breezes to having the house closed up year around. From then on I only bought where piece and quiet was a given. Personally for me it just wouldn't work. I like to sit on the lanai and hear birds and the breeze through the trees, not golf carts and cars. For others it may be what they want.
In my real estate tracking I have just noticed a higher time on the market and bigger swing between selling price and asking price. I am sure there are people who would not want to live where I do because deer eat all the flowers and we can't leave a garbage can out or the raccoons or bear will get into it. Every home has someone who will love living there. I just prefer a little more piece and quiet.