Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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I live about 2 acres from the train tracks I believe it is the H line. We have an am amtrak and a pm one and about 4 freight trains a day. I think there is one that runs between 3-4am. Where I live, there is a crossing (so a whistle is required). My home is 5 years old. We have had no problems with shaking or noise inside the house. Outside, when the air is dense in the cold and the trees are bare, we have been known to have to stop a conversation to let the train pass. I have lived near Harrington Grove, under the flight path. I will take the train over the airplane every time!
My son records (not in sound proof room) with no problems at all.
Noise is subjective and although it may not bother YOU, the fact that you are asking about it means it WILL bother others.
Right now, in a buyer's market, buyers are picky. The only way to get around a "negative" like being too close to a train is to lower the price since you can't move the train or the house!
So, if you get the home at a good enough price to compensate for the location, you'll be able to stay at a lower price when it is time to re sell.
If we get into a seller's market, it won't matter so much.
To give you an example...I had a listed home that appraised for $400,000. It has a large buffer but backs to hwy. 98. We kept dropping price until we got to $355,000 and then got an offer for $335,000.
It seems that in today's market, buyers want to discount a house by 10% to 20% for anything THEY consider to be a negative. That is a HUGE amount. In the past, I have seen the discount more like 5% to 10%.
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Originally Posted by VickiR
Noise is subjective and although it may not bother YOU, the fact that you are asking about it means it WILL bother others.
Right now, in a buyer's market, buyers are picky. The only way to get around a "negative" like being too close to a train is to lower the price since you can't move the train or the house!
So, if you get the home at a good enough price to compensate for the location, you'll be able to stay at a lower price when it is time to re sell.
If we get into a seller's market, it won't matter so much.
To give you an example...I had a listed home that appraised for $400,000. It has a large buffer but backs to hwy. 98. We kept dropping price until we got to $355,000 and then got an offer for $335,000.
It seems that in today's market, buyers want to discount a house by 10% to 20% for anything THEY consider to be a negative. That is a HUGE amount. In the past, I have seen the discount more like 5% to 10%.
Vicki
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