[angel222]

Hi Everyone......I hope I'm posting this in the right forum. I have found my dream house in the Village of Hadley (of course my place in NY is not yet officially sold so I might lose my dream place but I'm choosing to think positively). The lanai is facing the road as the backyard (Odell Circle). I was there today and watched all sorts of cars and golf carts drive by in addition to a few bike riders. I actually thought it was fun to watch but I would like to ask for opinions from all of you. Does anyone have a bad experience having a road behind you?? The lanai's seem so close in this particular area when they're back to back but the road is definitely different. Any info you could share would be appreciated. Please keep your fingers crossed I can get this home!
Charlene

[Fourpar]

After staying in a cottage (Lifestyle Visit) that backed up to a road & cart path, we decided we did not need the noise of either one. Our master bedroom is at the back of the house and I can't imagine living on O'Dell & cart path. Do you know what time the "parade" starts in the morning, every morning? About 5:30AM...Think about it!

[redwitch]

I'm with fourpar. If you can possibly avoid it, I would not live with the back of the house facing one of the major streets. You do get used to the traffic noise and lights but why do it if you don't have to?

[Mallory]

We back onto O'Dell near the Mallory gate and are very happy. We have put in landscaping to filter some of the traffic noise, etc. but it's fun to have friends stop in when the walk by, shout out when they drive by, etc. We've met numerous new friends who were just walking by and stopped in to chat. Not to mention that we prefer this to backing up to someone's lanai. We'll take the busy street any time. You should also know that we backed up to a busy street up north also so we've gotten used to it over the years.

PM me if you would like to stop over. We're always looking for new Villages friends.

[samhass]

I think they give you little extras in the homes that back onto roads because in terms of resale, a home backing on to a main road may not appreciate as much as one in another location. Worse yet IMHO would be a location where car headlights would shine into your home at night. I would never buy a home backing onto another road...but that's why they make chocolate and vanilla.
You may enjoy the hustle and bustle of people coming and going while someone else may need quiet and privacy.

[l2ridehd]

I have tracked property values and what impacts them for the past 3 years. I can tell you with a lot of data to back it up that homes that back to streets, homes under or close to the power lines and homes that abut retail space do not sell as well as ones that don't. Now 20 people will come back with an exception to that and I am sure there are some, but I have data on over 800 homes now and those stay on the market longer and sell for less. Sometimes by a significant amount. Have seen some that finally sell for as much as 30% less. I am sure there are some pro's to living on a street vs backing up to others, but a market assessment will not support it from a value perspective. Some streets are worse then others. I would not want to back to Morse, Buena Vista or a few others. Backing to a traffic circle I would think would also be an issue. Traffic is only going to get greater, not less. You should get more home for the $$$, just make sure you understand you will also have the negative impact of the sale by an equal or greater amount. And you will have the impact of the noise, lights and people while your there.

[CTgolfer]

We too saw the house of our dreams that backed up to Bonita Blvd. The road backs up to the lanai and the master bedroom. It was our major decision in not buying the house. You can do better. Don't rush. We found a pre-owned house in Sunset Pointe that has everything we want and with many upgrades. We will be closing mid-February and can't wait.

[novelchick]

well first congratulations on your decision to move here!! Your house decision will be difficult. For us it was easy but i understand some people want a road because there is no other lanai facing them. But then you have the noise of cars, etc.. and also my personal feeling is your more prone to be broken into then someone who faces another lanai. we are in between homes, a lanai behind us but we pushed out, added a pool, and i'll tell you best thing we ever did. It's so quiet out there i love it. no one even sits outside on lanai except us and i love the quiet so i can sit out there and read a book and just listen to waterfall. i also feel very safe being the homes are close. it's a personal preference. Only you can make the decision but Good Luck. Where are you coming from in NY??

[CJ]

We looked at many houses, one included a backyard to a street. Actually the realtor said it should be quieter as it was an entrance to a section so they would have to stop to show cards.

Maybe I am too sensitive...but when I opened the door to the lanai and heard the many cars and bikes passing, I felt like I was living IN THE STREET!
I couldn't breath. We decided to buy on a golf course and picked a quieter site. So glad we will have privacy and quieter environment when we sit on our lanai.

Keep looking...TV has tons of other possibilities. You don't need this on the long term
Good luck!

[angel222]

Thanks everyone so much...your responses have really given me insight. You're right that there are other houses and one will be for me. I like the Village of Hadley but I'm sure wherever I land it will be beautiful since it will be part of TV. I'm really going to give this some more thought - especially since the real estate agent said the street would probably ADD to a resale price if I ever wanted to sell (salesman talk I guess). They really don't give you much time to think things over so I relied on all the wonderful people on this site to help me - Thanks again, Charlene

[samhass]

I wish you would post the agents name so others would be forewarned about this person. He/she sounds either deceitful or ignorant about real estate.

[mom2five]

When we were shopping for a house in TV we were told the same thing. In fact the houses that backed onto roads did seem to have a higher list price. I think this is a matter of personal taste and although it did not appeal to me many would agree with that agent.

[samhass]

I think they tend to put more pools, hot tubs, expanded lanais, something
to increase the curb appeal. The goodies may offset the negatives to some buyers. Again, personal preference reigns.

[Russ_Boston]

Yes but there seems to be a big difference between backing up to a neighborhood road and one of the major (Morse, BV etc.) or semi-major (Canal, Bonita etc.).

I can see how having the lanai/birdcage on a quiet interior neighborhood street would be more desirous than back to back lanais but not being on Morse or BV.

[ConeyIsBabe]

I know it's just me, but I'm security-conscious from having worked in a law enforcement environment 18 years; therefore, I personally would not want a busy road close to my lanai.

Whatever happened to that old real-estate 3-rule saying: location, location, location ? IMHO a noisy road that close is not a desirable location With so much inventory to choose from, there must be something better.