Buying a big house on the corner of a busy intersection.
By kgwat70
@kgwat70 (13387)
United States
February 11, 2007 1:04pm CST
Would you pay $500,000 for a house that sits on the corner of a pretty busy intersection? There is this one road not too far away from me that has this huge house on the corner of an intersection that has a lot of traffic. I would not buy a huge house like that on a corner as I would rather have a house like that in a more private area away from the main roads. Somebody did buy it but would you buy one there? To me it does not make sense for a builder to make such a big house on the corner of an intersection like that.
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6 responses
@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
13 Feb 07
I would not buy it especially if I had children. Besides I am a country girl and I think the noise of the traffic would make me crazy.
That's alot of cash to spend on a house without much privacy. It sounds like it would be better situated on an acreage.
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
13 Feb 07
It made me scratch my head when I saw this huge house on the corner there. It did not make sense to me and wondered why myself would a big family want a house there near the road if they had kids. I would want a more private and quiet area. it would be a nice house in the country somewhere or in a neighborhood away from the main roads.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
17 Feb 07
You go girl! I agree with you 100%
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
2 Mar 07
I personally would not do it. However, there is always a buyer for everything, if they feel the price is right to them.
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@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Well. Ken...Honestly, I wouldnt be happy in a house that costs so much money..$500,000 is so much..I would much rather a house that cost under 100,000 in a quiet setting but not so far away from society that one has to fly a plane to get to the local store;) +
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Even if I was wealthy, I would not need such a big house. If I did have a big house like that, I would want in an area where I would have privacy and not hear the traffic and noises. I like a more peaceful surrounding. Very true about not being too far away. I would want to live in a neighborhood but not near the main roads.
@dana234 (2114)
• Spain
2 Mar 07
No way. However big the house is. Living near an intersection is just too noisy and I wouldn´t like to breath in the contaminated air every time I opened a window or went to sit on the balcony or veranda.
You mentioned that somebody bought it. There you go, it takes all sorts.
@lifeiseasy (2292)
• United States
18 Feb 07
I would not either...lol I don't understand why they would do that either unless they think the land will eventually become commercial and they can make offices out of it sice its such a busy intersection.. then it would be worth three times the amount they spent to build it if not even more...
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
3 Mar 07
Every time that I drive by that house, I keep wondering who would buy a huge house like that on a busy road. LOL I would not do that for sure. I am sure the house is very nice on the inside and everything but I want peace and quiet and a safer place for my kids to play around.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
17 Feb 07
No way! it is so dangerous living near intersections like that! No house is worth the aggrevation. I would prefer a house that is no where near any dangerous intersections.
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