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Posted on 1/3/19 at 12:17 am to Scoop
Regarding Baton Rouge, The settlement at willow grove looks nice off perkins.
Personally, I like having a nice big yard for the kids. But i can see the appeal of not having a big yard to keep up.
Also, in Baton Rouge, the areas that are centrally located are running out of land, so i guess they’re packing them in for that reason? They call them TND’s, traditional neighborhood developments. If they’re done right, why not?
Rouzan is another one. Those homes seem closer than the settlement at willow grove’s homes.
Personally, I like having a nice big yard for the kids. But i can see the appeal of not having a big yard to keep up.
Also, in Baton Rouge, the areas that are centrally located are running out of land, so i guess they’re packing them in for that reason? They call them TND’s, traditional neighborhood developments. If they’re done right, why not?
Rouzan is another one. Those homes seem closer than the settlement at willow grove’s homes.
This post was edited on 1/3/19 at 12:22 am
Posted on 1/3/19 at 12:18 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Some people don't want to maintain a yard.
This right here.
As much as I love having a yard, I also hate having a yard. Anyone that has one will get it.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 12:26 am to Dr RC
Yep. The leaves, the mulch, the little low spots that get muddy with a lot of rain that your kids refuse to avoid, the weed eating, the mowing, the ant piles. My annual endeavor to plant trees along the fence line way in the back even though the sprinklers don’t yet reach back there.
We now pay a guy to cut and edge, so that helps a lot. But there’s still a lot of other maintenance involved.
We now pay a guy to cut and edge, so that helps a lot. But there’s still a lot of other maintenance involved.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 1:19 am to Scoop
I can't explain it. On LaBarre Rd. in Metairie between Metairie Rd. and Airline Hwy. there is that gated community that sprung up over the past 15 years or so that has huge homes almost on top of each other.
Also, sprinkled throughout the Old Metairie area folks buy up the old single family bungalows built after WWII and tear them down. Then replace them with huge boxy 2 story atrocities with little to no windows on the sides that face their neighbors and take up so much yard space that a dog would have to spin in circles to get any exercise.
Also, sprinkled throughout the Old Metairie area folks buy up the old single family bungalows built after WWII and tear them down. Then replace them with huge boxy 2 story atrocities with little to no windows on the sides that face their neighbors and take up so much yard space that a dog would have to spin in circles to get any exercise.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 1:36 am to Scoop
Lot has to do with safety. Living in nicer neighborhood at cost of being 10 yards from neighbor. Another thing is lack of land that is reasonably priced or near school/work. Plenty of people that were born into country land love to make this complaint, but they have never had to purchase 10 acres in the middle of nowhere in a decent school district for 10k per acre. That is a touch pill to swallow, not to mention having to build a house and drive 30-45 minutes each way to kid’s school or work.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 2:31 am to go ta hell ole miss
Stonegate - Jefferson Hwy, ftw
Posted on 1/3/19 at 4:08 am to PiscesTiger
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The appeal of living in a McMansion development with the houses 10 feet apart?
People have been doing this all the way back in time to cavemen times. For some reason, there are a lot of people that feel safe living on top of each other. It is imprinted into them. This is nothing new. On the other hand, some people are explorers that will live out in the country and need the extra room to explore. This has been happing all human history. So, there you have it.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 4:13 am to Scoop
It's an affordable way to get a big house. People need a big house to impress their friends/parents.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 4:24 am to Scoop
Less yard work, great school districts, close to restaurants and stores, own a house that holds value better.
Oh and then I spend the weekends at my 600acre ranch. Guess I have the best of both worlds.
Oh and then I spend the weekends at my 600acre ranch. Guess I have the best of both worlds.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 4:30 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
My house is to dam big. When I built it, my two kids were teens. Now, just the wife and I. Been building guest house that there will be a very big chance for us to move into it. There is woods on three sides of it and a pond on the forth side. It's a little over 1200' back from my main house. I could always rent the main house out to the right people if you know what I mean. Sure as hell wouldn't put it on the market. :lol: Heck, might even just sell the place and build another house across the street were I could build a 1/4 mile or even more back off the road. :lol:
When I built it, my two kids were teens. Now, just the wife and I. Been building guest house that there will be a very big chance for us to move into it. There is woods on three sides of it and a pond on the forth side. It's a little over 1200' back from my main house. I could always rent the main house out to the right people if you know what I mean. Sure as hell wouldn't put it on the market. :lol: Heck, might even just sell the place and build another house across the street were I could build a 1/4 mile or even more back off the road. :lol:Posted on 1/3/19 at 5:20 am to Scoop
I grew up on two acres, the two acres next to us were relatives, the other side was a hay field. I now live in a subdivision with a small yard and very little distance between neighbors. Maybe it was the years in apartments in college that were a buffer, but there really hasn't been any drawbacks besides privacy. But I can live without the ability to walk outside in my boxers.
I'd prefer a little more, but the schools, house, location, etc. are all much more important than that. I'm spending in the 500k+ range easily to get that amount of property while maintaining the other things I want in my area.
Also not really a mcmansion, just 3000 sq ft, newer construction type homes.
I'd prefer a little more, but the schools, house, location, etc. are all much more important than that. I'm spending in the 500k+ range easily to get that amount of property while maintaining the other things I want in my area.
Also not really a mcmansion, just 3000 sq ft, newer construction type homes.
This post was edited on 1/3/19 at 5:32 am
Posted on 1/3/19 at 5:23 am to fishfighter
I did the subdivision thing when I got out of school. It was in st amant and didnt flood, ended up being a decent investment for me. Now I've got a few acres with a decent sized house and a big badass shop. Living in a subdivision was brutally miserable for me and I could never stomach doing it again. I'd rather live in a 10x12 shack in the woods. I do get the appeal for some people though. Most people would rather the nice house than the nice property. Most people cannot afford both.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 5:38 am to Scoop
quote:
Explain it to me
What’s to explain?
Posted on 1/3/19 at 5:55 am to Scoop
In most city areas, you aren’t getting a nice home on acreage unless you’re doing a significant commute
Posted on 1/3/19 at 6:26 am to chinese58
quote:Wow. They are too close.
They look way to close to each other.
No backyard privacy. Those could be very showy homes if they were on larger lots.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 6:30 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
It's an affordable way to get a big house. People need a big house to impress their friends/parents.
^^^ Winner winner chicken dinner
It's all about getting the most impressive looking house at the expense of many things.
Smh at people saying safety
Posted on 1/3/19 at 6:32 am to Scoop
In Texas the land is too expensive so you put as much house as you can on a small lot.
Plus it's 1000 degrees in the summer and who wants to mow that shite.
Give me a big house and a small yard with a privacy fence
Plus it's 1000 degrees in the summer and who wants to mow that shite.
Give me a big house and a small yard with a privacy fence
Posted on 1/3/19 at 6:40 am to notiger1997
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DH Horton
It’s DR Horton.
He didn’t spend 6 years in shitty house building medical school to be call DH.
This post was edited on 1/3/19 at 6:42 am
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