re: The appeal of living in a McMansion development with the houses 10 feet apart?

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The appeal of living in a McMansion development with the houses 10 feet apart?

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It is SO much easier to see what the Jones' are up to.

I don't have a mansion but I have a 3,000 sq ft house on a small lot. It isn't super high end but it is what we needed and wanted. I can explain some of the rationale for me:

1) We liked the house (we built it).
2) The smaller lots were more affordable making the whole house much more affordable than we could get elsewhere. We needed the house, not the yard.
3) There is a green space next door for any activities the kids want to do outside.
4) It was the area we wanted right next to the school we wanted.
5) We had a huge yard in the previous house and never utilized it, just mowed it. Kids always played in the front yard or on the driveway with riding toys.

I grew up outside of any city and love the outdoors. I loved riding four wheelers, fishing, hunting, etc. but I don't mind living on a small lot at all but it helps that all of our neighbors are great. I think when we downsize someday, I might want to get a small house on a large plot of land. For now, we just head to my parents house regularly to get lots of time outside the city.

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I'm less than a mile from downtown (Covington)

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I don't think that counts

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o each their own, pros and cons to every home situation out there. But please, anyone who is picking out a lot and floor plan build-a-bear-workshop style in some new residential development, stop saying you "built your home". No, you didn't.

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I spec'd everything from the lumber to the insulation, HVAC, wiring, outlets, data connections, floor types, vent fan types, duct routing, duct designs, etc. The builder just built what we told them to. It wasn't just picking finishes on a spec home.

I don’t have any kids and don’t want a huge yard to keep up. These are attractive for young couples in cities or those without kids.

I have a big enough yard for a garden and a fire pit. I feel I have plenty of privacy and basically built my house picking everything out from the paint color, light fixtures, and counter tops. On a Friday or Sat night I can always walk down to one of my neighbor’s garage man caves, drink Miller Lite, listen to some FG Line, and oogle over the milf down the street with the big fake cans. I can’t think of a better life. I’m sure you think it sucks, but I’m happy.

River Ranch

Houses are pretty but ridiculous price-wise.
That same million dollar house could buy 5 acres and build a 7k sq ft house.

totally agree on the RR pricing. however Lafayette in general is overly inflated, home prices here are absurd. i don't have a desire to live in RR, but i see the appeal for people that do and understand the premium their willing to pay for what if offers.

not everyone wants 5 acres.

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By “custom” house do you mean your choice of 3 floor plans?

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this thread is discussing why people would live in a tract neighborhood. thus they are not custom.
so custom does not equal only having 3 floor plans, you ignorant slut.

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My problem with most of the "country" areas in this state is there is a pretty good chance you would be right down the road from a shithole property with mobile homes, broken down cars, over grown lots, etc.

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it's more than a "pretty good chance"

it's a fact

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I will one day live on a lot of land, but it will be near the mountains or beach around desirable properties.

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good luck

unless its some super exclusive place, you are probably going to face the same issues, no matter where you buy