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We are looking at a house on Capulin Crest which backs up to the water reclamation facility. Can anyone tell me exactly what the problems are with that location? In addition to the possible smell and the noise of the plant, we are concerned with the standing water in the field behind it, problems with flies or mosquitoes, as well as the drainage from the neighborhood that appears to flow adjacent to the property.
Smell will be minimal to nonexistent coming from the plant, but you must realize that the price of that house reflects the location. You're most likely getting a lot of square footage, upgrades & amenities for that price that you might not find anywhere else. Noise from plant - the same. I never noticed anything more than a low humming sound. The houses on that side of the neighborhood don't sell well because of the plant.
The problems are more psychological than actual and the house is priced accordingly.
It's a really good buy if you go in with the understanding that the location was why the price was good when you bought it and if and when you go to sell you will have the same challenges the current seller is facing regardless of the greater market.
We are looking at a house on Capulin Crest which backs up to the water reclamation facility. Can anyone tell me exactly what the problems are with that location? In addition to the possible smell and the noise of the plant, we are concerned with the standing water in the field behind it, problems with flies or mosquitoes, as well as the drainage from the neighborhood that appears to flow adjacent to the property.
DO NOT BUY A HOUSE WITH A TREATMENT PLANT DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. It is harder to sell a used house than a new house to begin with and if you have such a situation behind your house it will be almost impossible to unload it down the road unless you have a serious and drastic reduction in price. Having a treatment plant behind your house will eliminate 98% of buyers before they even walk in the door. Why put yourself in that situation when there are so many other choices available?
The only way I can see it making any kind of sense is if you know this will be where you will be staying until you die and the plant doesn't matter to you. If this is the case you should throw out a below low ball offer to see how low they will go. I still would not pursue it because things can change down the road and you might want to sell even if you think you won't now.
Last edited by Blissfully Unaware; 12-03-2010 at 09:08 AM..
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We almost bought one of those homes on Capulin Crest..a grey one...our realtor convieniently forgot to tell us about the plant until we smelled it and almost passed out. Thats we when they were first built...I've heard that they fixed the smell...but you still couldn't pay me to live on those last few streets. But its all up to the buyer and what they can live with...and the resale risk.
We are looking at a house on Capulin Crest which backs up to the water reclamation facility. Can anyone tell me exactly what the problems are with that location? In addition to the possible smell and the noise of the plant, we are concerned with the standing water in the field behind it, problems with flies or mosquitoes, as well as the drainage from the neighborhood that appears to flow adjacent to the property.
You do know its a sewer plant... Right?? They can call it all kinds of things but at the end of the day its a sewer plant.
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