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If you are looking for trees and such, try older homes. There are older homes in decent neighborhoods with trees. The may lack pizzazz of newer homes, but don't just write them off.
As to the clearing of trees in a new neighborhood, sure, it makes it easier for the builders. In a hurricane prone area though, I would personally consider it a blessing. My house in Virginia had lots of old trees left on the lot. Hurricane Isabel destroyed most of them. I was lucky though. It only cost me a few thousand dollars to have them removed after the storm. Many neighbors weren't so lucky. Huge, old falling trees turned their homes into piles of matchsticks. We just have a few small ornamental trees now. Just enough shade and small enough not to kill us in the next storm.
I'm in the Triangle so take this with a grain of salt... maybe buy a cheaper older house and just fix it up the way you want it then. If everyone is overpriced, go under and do the work yourself or get a contractor.
nearly all of the homes were looking at have wonderfully large and fairly wooded lots. im in totally different price point than you, but (as others have said) look at older homes, in older neighborhoods - theres stuff.
the whole hurricane thing... you know, im torn on that. my moms house was demolished by pines during and after fran (there was a bad storm a week or so after the hurricane itself, ground was saturated, yadda yadda yadda)... when hubby and i purchased our 1st and 2nd homes, i didnt want any pine trees anywhere that could fall on the house.
maybe its time (though im still not a huge pine fan) but after living in 2 houses in the baking sun... a few trees are a good thing :P especially on days like today LOL
nearly all of the homes were looking at have wonderfully large and fairly wooded lots. im in totally different price point than you, but (as others have said) look at older homes, in older neighborhoods - theres stuff.
the whole hurricane thing... you know, im torn on that. my moms house was demolished by pines during and after fran (there was a bad storm a week or so after the hurricane itself, ground was saturated, yadda yadda yadda)... when hubby and i purchased our 1st and 2nd homes, i didnt want any pine trees anywhere that could fall on the house.
maybe its time (though im still not a huge pine fan) but after living in 2 houses in the baking sun... a few trees are a good thing :P especially on days like today LOL
That's exactly what happened here during Isabel. Saturated ground + high winds. Small trees just fell over. The pines were the worst. At 70' tall or so, they have a long reach, and would break off a quarter to half way up. The gum trees twisted in the wind and flung large top branches onto our neighbor's deck. I love trees, but now I love the small ones more
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