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I believe in zoning! I had a beautiful home in Ohio, only four months old and I had to move out of state due to employment. My home was on a very nicely landscaped half acre. A few days after I listed the home our next door neighbors bought a battered PINK mobile home that was probably 40 years old. They parked it on their lawn right next to my property line. They didn't even level it, just used it for storage. There were no curtains in it, and you could plainly see junk piled floor-to-ceiling inside. was a horrible eyesore, and since there were no zoning laws there was nothing I could do about it. Everyone who looked at my home loved it but couldn't stand the ugly pink trailer. I finally sold the home at a big loss to a couple who got busted a few months later for growing marijuana in the house and garage. True story. That was my first home, and the experience made me appreciate zoning.
Zoning and ordinances are all well and good ... BUT if there is no one to enforce them - they are not worth the time it took someone to write them.. I am awaiting action on three complaints right now When I get ready to sell my house, I guess I will have to take the county to court to force them to do what is spelled out in the ordinances...
1. narrow steep stairs
2. huge yard, long driveway
3. right next to major road, RR tracks or highway
4. tiny kitchen.
5. water problems (like wet basement, siding too close to the ground, etc.)
6. Lack of closet/storage
7. All the bedrooms are small and some have sloped in ceilings.
The cost of maintenance and the high prices, plus if you don't like the neighborhood......it's tough to sell. All these are among other things that would dissuade me.
I voted for "cat pee." It's extremely hard to remove and I actually DID pass on a house that was otherwise great because it smelled like cat pee. I don't mind houses that require a bit of work, but in my case, I needed something in relatively move-in condition. I wasn't comfortable with spending the money to tear out carpets and possibly replace the subfloor immediately after closing.
I got a good deal on my house becuz of 'dog pee' stains all over the carpets (one of the reasons).
What we had to do was tear them all out, and my b/f rented a power sander and sanded all the sub-flooring. Then he put i forget HOW many coats of sealant on it, let it all dry thoroughly before we got more carpet put down.
It's been fine, but we worked on the house about a month before moving in. I cant do that now - i need something move-in condition.
I voted for "cat pee." It's extremely hard to remove and I actually DID pass on a house that was otherwise great because it smelled like cat pee. I don't mind houses that require a bit of work, but in my case, I needed something in relatively move-in condition. I wasn't comfortable with spending the money to tear out carpets and possibly replace the subfloor immediately after closing.
When we adopted our male cat he sprayed in a corner of our sunroom before we got him fixed. We tore out the carpet and the concrete underneath was saturated. We used every product known to man to clean it. We then replaced the carpet. The sunroom would get very humid in the summers and that smell would come back. It was horrible and embarrassing. I agree with you, cat pee is a horror!
Aside from the obvious, like a bad neighborhood, the #1 aspect would be if the master bedroom's windows face the east. I've been fighting with the sun in my current home for 24 years.
Also, gas heat, granite, recessed lighting, a deck, a pool, no garage, soaring ceilings, stainless appliances, a hot tub, gigantic bathrooms, whirlpool bathtubs, windows in closets, washer and dryer hookup on the upper level near the bedrooms, cul-du-sac or pipestem, & lots and lots of windows would all be deal-breakers.
Really, what don't people like about gas appliances? I prefer them, at least for the cooktop. For the oven I don't care one way or the other.
When I was a child, I saw the house behind my aunt's house blow up due to a gas leak. I'm terrified of gas and therefore have never lived in a house that had it.
Aside from the obvious, like a bad neighborhood, the #1 aspect would be if the master bedroom's windows face the east. I've been fighting with the sun in my current home for 24 years.
Also, gas heat, granite, recessed lighting, a deck, a pool, no garage, soaring ceilings, stainless appliances, a hot tub, gigantic bathrooms, whirlpool bathtubs, windows in closets, washer and dryer hookup on the upper level near the bedrooms, cul-du-sac or pipestem, & lots and lots of windows would all be deal-breakers.
Really? A cul-de-sac is a dealbreaker? I don't believe I've heard of anyone with that dealbreaker before.
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