would you move to a house with no neighbors?

[nageov3t]

got into a mini-argument with my BF after looking at a potential house today... I love the idea and think it would be great for privacy (and not having to worry about noise if we throw a big party), and he thinks it just has a weird/off-putting curb appeal to basically be the only house on a block.

second house in from the corner... on the one side is an empty lot covered in asphalt (looks to be used as a parking lot, though I suppose anything could be constructed there eventually) and on the other is the parking lot of a condo building. opposite side of the street is a school, so I'd imagine lots of M-F noise during the school year, but probably a ghost town after 4 pm.

Google street view pic:

purely a hypothetical argument since we're another couple years away from having a down payment saved up, but I'm just curious as to what other people's reactions to the house would be.

 

[lxskllr]

No neighbors isn't a problem, but it needs more trees. That thing's just kind of hanging out there. Looks weird.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

One of the great things about my current house is the amount of land it's on and the fact that behind my lot is a ranch. I've seen turkey, deer, and even heard wild pigs digging around. I much prefer my space and would consider that a huge plus.

 

[Newbian]

I would check what that other lot is because if it is a parking lot that can be a issue nor should you expect it to always be a empty lot if it isn't.

 

[eldorado99]

I wouldn't live there.

 

[T9D]

That's freaking ideal and awesome. I can't tell you how much better that is. It's just so much less stressful. I always try to buy properties in town that is on the corner and has streets or driveways around 3 sides. It's just so much more peaceful. But yeah needs some trees.

Good fences make good neighbors, well no neighbors makes a good life.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

No neighbors isn't a problem, but it needs more trees. That thing's just kind of hanging out there. Looks weird.

That place probably costs a fortune tbh. In Texas they would have to give it away up in Jersey or wherever he's from probably a half mil.

 

[nageov3t]

No neighbors isn't a problem, but it needs more trees. That thing's just kind of hanging out there. Looks weird.

yeah... hypothetically, if this house were back on the market in 2-3 years and we actually bought it, some of the first things I'd want to do externally would be tearing down the chain fence and planting a tree in the front yard.

That place probably costs a fortune tbh. In Texas they would have to give it away up in Jersey or wherever he's from probably a half mil.

$290k and probably overpriced by 10-20k, imho... great location, though, 2 blocks from a train station/bars/restaurants.

 

[T9D]

I'd have bamboo all over that place for a concealed fortress

 

[sandorski]

The only way that house could be more awkward is if it was made of glass and had no curtains/blinds.

 

[ImpulsE69]

All that house is missing is an overpass going over the top of it.

 

[Leros]

That's weird. I wouldn't want to live there, especially with that parking lot next to it.

 

[Schmide]

Obligatory plant kudzu

 

[axlrose87]

Buy it and place palm trees everywhere!

 

[T9D]

Buy it and place palm trees everywhere!

And sand, like a desert island

 

[balloonshark]

I would check what that other lot is because if it is a parking lot that can be a issue nor should you expect it to always be a empty lot if it isn't.

This. It could be a lot for the school or school events. Even worse there could be loud tractor trailers coming in and out in the middle of the night.

 

[JumBie]

I absolutely hate neighbors. I love the suburbs but I need a house with a lot of land and nobody around me.

 

[Linux23]

This. It could be a lot for the school or school events. Even worse there could be loud tractor trailers coming in and out in the middle of the night.

I second this. Just looks too shady to me.

 

[PliotronX]

The perfect compromise:

 

[wabbitslayer]

nor should you expect it to always be a empty lot if it isn't.

This x1000000.

NEVER buy a house or property based on there not being anything next to it or the next lot being empty unless you own the lot.

That being said, one of the reasons I bought my property is that it is gov't land on two sides (national forest). So when China forecloses on our national debt a toxic waste dump may go in behind me.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

When I bought my first house, it had a vacant field on one side. The developer developing the subdivision had gone under so many lots were never developed and I thought "cool."

Well, a few years later, someone bought all those lots and when they couldn't do anything with them, sold them to Habitat for Humanity. All of the empty lots were then filled with Habitat homes, including the one next to me. I'm trying not to sound mean (though at the end of the day, I don't care too much what you guys think about me :awe: ), but the majority of those folks could NOT keep their houses up and littered their yards with crap, didn't keep the lawns mowed, etc. It really pissed me off because had I known, I would've bought the lot myself.

The moral of the story here is that I probably wouldn't buy a home with lots on either side that you don't own, because who knows what might be done with those properties. I got married and sold my house, but I had friends who lived there who kept me updated. The "Habitat" family next to me had a lot of police calls to their home due to domestic violence and apparently the guy living there eventually shot himself. Apparently some of the other homes also had police run-ins. This was in rural Indiana, too.

 

[waggy]

would i buy a house without neighbors? fuck yes.

would i buy that house? fuck no.

 

[PliotronX]

When I bought my first house, it had a vacant field on one side. The developer developing the subdivision had gone under so many lots were never developed and I thought "cool."

Well, a few years later, someone bought all those lots and when they couldn't do anything with them, sold them to Habitat for Humanity. All of the empty lots were then filled with Habitat homes, including the one next to me. I'm trying not to sound mean (though at the end of the day, I don't care too much what you guys think about me :awe: ), but the majority of those folks could NOT keep their houses up and littered their yards with crap, didn't keep the lawns mowed, etc. It really pissed me off because had I known, I would've bought the lot myself.

The moral of the story here is that I probably wouldn't buy a home with lots on either side that you don't own, because who knows what might be done with those properties. I got married and sold my house, but I had friends who lived there who kept me updated. The "Habitat" family next to me had a lot of police calls to their home due to domestic violence and apparently the guy living there eventually shot himself. Apparently some of the other homes also had police run-ins. This was in rural Indiana, too.

Words of wisdom! You may enjoy having no neighbors for a while then bam, people of walmart surrounding your home.

 

[Red Storm]

No neighbors isn't a problem, but it needs more trees. That thing's just kind of hanging out there. Looks weird.

This.

I thought OP meant no neighbors as in secluded, being out in the open like that is weird.

 

[purbeast0]

yes to the question about moving into a house with no neighbors, but no to that specific house in the op.