Is there a study of the negative affects of neighbors on property values in a subdivision-boats in driveway?
by admin on Friday, April 15th, 2011 | 4 Comments
I need documentation that trailers, boats, RVs, campers parked in the driveways of an estate-type neighborhood will have a negative effect on Property values as well as the curb appeal.
I have not ever heard of one but that is a good question. Surely it is not a sign of good taste.
Yes, very good question.
Its in there with a yellow school bus parked all day and garage sales every Saturday.
My neighbour uses his front yard as his back yard. 2 big plastic pools out front, one for sand, one for water. He has a beautiful back yard with deck, but he can’t be nosey back there. Anybody walks up the street, he stops them and asks if they have seen what they have done with the house and have you seen my new car. What a jerk.
They do no affect the appraised value of property. Curb appeal is something else, because some people don’t even notice them, others take grave offense. But nothing that is mobile or temporary is noted in an appraisal report.
It’s all garbage. Sounds like a homeowners association is using that as an excuse to deny someone’s freedom. Home values are determined by supply and demand. True, the same house in a nice neighborhood will command a higher price than the same one in a ghetto, and curb appeal is an issue. But to say that a boat in the driveway will drop prices is the same thing as saying that a Toyota or a Kia or a Hyundai in the driveway will drop prices. There are too many homeowner associations in this country and too many being run by the Hitler Youth.
Let freedom ring! Ban the tyrants!