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Originally Posted by jhrc4
Our question is: Are there or should we have any concerns regarding a purchase of a home that backs up to a Retention Pond? The views are beautiful, but are there any potential negatives we need to be aware of i.e. water , bugs, smells when we have a dry spell, critters etc. ?
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We back on two small retention ponds, about 100 feet from our house. During dry spells, the water level can be low. We have never had any smells at all from the ponds.
Positives:
Peace and serenity.
The frogs sing you to sleep at night.
The birds are amazing! We always have ducks and white birds, sometimes sand hill cranes, we've even had Pelicans fishing in formation.
Negatives:
For us, there is only one negative. Gators can travel from pond to pond. We chose to back on small ponds, hoping there wouldn't be gators. In three years, we've seen one small gator, and he was just passing through, gone the next day. We have two dogs and invisible fencing. If you have dogs, you will need to check the ponds, the lawns and the surroundings carefully, before you let your dogs out.