Buying a house close to a main road, thoughts?

[jeebuss31]

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing well! Sorry for the delay, but I took some pictures of what I was posting back in June.


1. Looking at the lot:
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q.../philips21.jpg

2. Standing on would be driveway with house to our back:
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...Philips018.jpg

3. Another view on driveway with house to our backs:
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...Philips020.jpg

-Pluses-
* Wood lot with Ravine
* Cul de Sac
* In between two homes that are $50k-$100k more
* Nice view of pond with Fountain

-Minuses-
* Able to see a main road.(2 lanes both direction at 35 MPH)
* Possible traffic noises until house across the street are complete
* No privacy by the light, people are able to see the house

What does everyone think? Am I just being too analytical? Are most of you turn off by being able to see a main rd and people able to view your house from distance? Or does the pluses outweigh the minuses?

[gamecock43]

I dont think you need to worry. Your not ON the main road...and these days every HOA community is built off main roads. I just went house hunting this weekend and our #2 fav house was ON the main road...cars rushing by when I stood on the balcony was a big deterrent. But although that was a concern of mine...it was not what made us decline the house. It ended up being that the location is in an undesirable area of town and though that house seemed to be in a fine line of houses...I was too leery of buying outside of preferred living areas. But enough about me...your fine. Grow some tall bushes to block out the view if you are that concerned.

[jeebuss31]

Originally Posted by gamecock43

I dont think you need to worry. Your not ON the main road...and these days every HOA community is built off main roads. I just went house hunting this weekend and our #2 fav house was ON the main road...cars rushing by when I stood on the balcony was a big deterrent. But although that was a concern of mine...it was not what made us decline the house. It ended up being that the location is in an undesirable area of town and though that house seemed to be in a fine line of houses...I was too leery of buying outside of preferred living areas. But enough about me...your fine. Grow some tall bushes to block out the view if you are that concerned.

Thanks for your feedback. I agree it's not on a main rd, but it's fairly close.
And growing bushes will be the easiest way to solve the issue with privacy and maybe cut back on road noise(until new homes across the lot are built).
I would like to put evergreen trees over by the pond and hide the intersection. I wonder if HOA would be able to accomplish this. Has anyone worked with HOA on an issue? How likely are things resolved?

[creditcardfree]

As for noise, I think it will definitely diminish with homes. Our home currently backs to a main road, also 35 mph. I definitely noticed the noise at first, but you do grow accustom to it. We do get the ambulances and fire trucks roaring down occassionally, too.

Also, you have some beautiful trees in your backyard...I would think you would end up spending a lot of your time there rather than looking toward the traffic signals.

Looks like a great lot....I say go for it.