[Russ_Boston]

Does anyone have experience with buying a house (or maybe even just visiting) that is on a corner? By this I mean that the lanai may even be extended to the side of the house that lies on the street. I've seen some that even say 'room for a pool' on the side.

Just wondering if this provides decent privacy from your lanai buddy in the back.

BTW: I don't mean a corner of a main st. just an inside corner lot.

[skip0358]

As far as lanai buddies I think the only way to be invisible is to put some type of blinds up. As far as a corner if lanai sticks out on the side you also have side visibilty into the lanai. For awhile they were stagering the lanais but that seems to have stopped also. Mine sticks right out behind the house see my neighbors see me , whatever. Haven't really thought about it much. I know there's a house by Bonita pool that has some type of sunblock blinds in his lanai, seems to block visibility. If your concerned that may be the way to go.

My backyard looks at a farm.I'm so glad we found this lot.All the privacy anyone could want...

[Bryan]

I have a corner lot and an oversized lanai. Corner lots are generally a premium lot (as are golf course and water view lots). Many corner lots are odd sized or oversized (mine is) because of the way the streets connect - not always at 90 degrees. Think about extending your lanai on the street side of your corner lot. Now you don't have a neighbor for a "lanai buddy", you have a whole street full of strangers. Maybe not exactly what you had in mind! Buying a lot on the edge of TV somewhere might give you privacy. I know some lots on the west edge near Highway 301 have frequent lanai buddies called "freight trains". I have heard noise complaints over the trains. Others work out very well but the developer does not own nor control the land behind you (when you are on the edge of TV) so no telling what might get built there someday - today a nice cattle farm, next year a chicken farm with all the associated odors.

Your best bet is to put feet on the ground here, look at lots, and pick the one you like best. It may turn out to be a corner, it may turn out to back up next to a golf cart trail (no lanai buddy but lots of visitors going by), it may turn out to back up to a golf course or a pond, or it may just back up to a neighbor.

[l2ridehd]

A corner lot can be a plus or a minus. Based on pre-owned sales, it is a slight negative. More likely this is Dependant on how busy the street really is. Even an interior street can have a lot of traffic. Take a look at how many homes have to go past this home to get home. The positive things are that you usually have a larger lot, more space, maybe room for a pool, extra space between lanai's. The negative things, higher cost for lawn maintenance, mowing, fertilizer, pest control, twice as many early AM carts going by, higher taxes, probably almost double the amount of landscaping required.

I would not select or rule out a home on a corner lot. More important are location, home access past this home, the home itself, price/value, and your budget.

[2catsmeow]

We back up to a villa wall and just love it. Can hear neighbors but can't see anyone. We landscaped in front of the wall with palms and bougainvilleas and it looks lovely from both inside the house looking out and from the lanai.

[Pturner]

We have a corner lot. Our lania is in the back though, not facing the street. Our lot and that of the neighbor behind us are both extra deep. There is excellent distance and offset between our lanais and tall mature-growth hedges in between. I think this is one advantage of being on the north side.

On new sales, I think TV actually charges more for a street-facing lanai. We did not want ours to face the street, but obviously this is a personal preference.

If larger lots, landscaping and privacy are important considerations to you, you might want to at least look at some of the older northside neighborhoods. (We're in Springdale). If a new home and/or central location is more important though, these areas obviously wouldn't fit the bill.

I'm excited for you that you are at the stage of finding your home here and wish you all the very best.

[Army Guy]

Russ, we have a corner end lot, but it is a CYV, and I know you are looking for a house. But we LOVE it, and think the extra money is well worth it in a CYV. I do agree though that on a lot there would be more traffic.

Army Guy

[ijusluvit]

A corner lot is the ultimate wonderful place to be - but only if you can match the amazing situation we have...
Corner courtyard villa on one side of a dead end street. Golf course front. Side yard larger than most designer homes lawn areas, but fenced and therefore completely private. Inside that area is a beautiful garden with a swing, bistro table and chairs under a jasmine-laced pergola. No traffic, no noise.
Oh, I do remember a disturbance. Someone over on that beautiful green yelling 'hooray' when he had a hole-in-one.

If this isn't it, OMG what's heaven like?!?

[TomW]

We found living on a corner lot in Indiana not to our liking. In TV we went for a lot that backs up to a street. I realize it isn't for everyone but it is more comfortable for us to not share rear space with a "lanai buddy" or the side yard with everybody. A corner lot was larger and therefore more to mow, landscape, water, and generally more costly to maintain. Taking some pride in my property, I then had to keep the back as presentable as the front. We enjoyed our neighbors but we lived in a walkiing neighborhood with many people out and about in the evenings. We had to be prepared to socialize every time we were outside which is OK most of the time but not ALL the time. TV houses are very close together and I think one has to choose carefully what you will be looking at for the next few years. Anyway, that's my $.02 worth.

[faithfulfrank]

Russ,
FWIW, That is why I bought the house I did. It is on a Cul-de-sac, no traffic, and my property is 3 or more times the size of any of my neighbors. No one can build next to me because of the spring fed pond...(They call it a lake, but to a northerner, it is a pond.)

I have ample room for additions. I plan on building a much bigger enclosed screen room with hot tub, with a large patio sweeping around the back to the side, with a Purgula.

I do not feel closed in. I think I showed it to you before, but here it is if you like to see it.

www.****.com/145288

Frank

[gemorc]

I really love my corner lot. I have two side lawns that dog owners can use as their pets bathroom.

[faithfulfrank]

Originally Posted by gemorc

I really love my corner lot. I have two side lawns that dog owners can use as their pets bathroom.

I hope you are kidding.

I guess we are lucky. In our neighborhood we have many dog owners who walk their dog around the cul-de-sac all the time. In the three years I've owned it, I have NEVER seen anyone ever allow their dog to "go" on my property.

The area at the end of the cul-de-sac, adjacent to my property is common area, and folks do allow their dogs to "go" there. EVERYONE, without exception quickly picks up after their dogs and I've never seen anything ever "left".

Frank

[Dirigo]

Originally Posted by ijusluvit

A corner lot is the ultimate wonderful place to be - but only if you can match the amazing situation we have...
Corner courtyard villa on one side of a dead end street. Golf course front. Side yard larger than most designer homes lawn areas, but fenced and therefore completely private. Inside that area is a beautiful garden with a swing, bistro table and chairs under a jasmine-laced pergola. No traffic, no noise.
Oh, I do remember a disturbance. Someone over on that beautiful green yelling 'hooray' when he had a hole-in-one.

If this isn't it, OMG what's heaven like?!?

Now, that's a nice lot!

Dirigo

[Dirigo]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

Does anyone have experience with buying a house (or maybe even just visiting) that is on a corner? By this I mean that the lanai may even be extended to the side of the house that lies on the street. I've seen some that even say 'room for a pool' on the side.

Just wondering if this provides decent privacy from your lanai buddy in the back.

BTW: I don't mean a corner of a main st. just an inside corner lot.

Russ,

We lived on a corner lot (in Maine) for 10 years. People knocked on our door all times of day and night asking (sometimes damanding) directions or to use the phone (in the days before cell phones). Many drivers used our driveway as a turn around. At night, lights shone in the house when a car turned the corner. We heard lots of traffic noise.

I'm sure there are come nice corner lots, but it would have to be very special for me to buy one.

That my 2 cents worth.

Dirigo