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Expand your search to older homes that have been updated, and lower your acreage to more than 1/3 and less than 1/2 and you can find stuff that is more desirable, closer in (think resale value) and custom.
In your price range, even.
You need to see these homes for yourself. Some homes on .75 of an acre are less private than ones on .45 acres. Depends on how the home is situated on the lot. Don't pay the premium for a brand-new house. Or even one that's less than 5, because it's still got the "newness tax" on it.
Just my thoughts.
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Expand your search to older homes that have been updated, and lower your acreage to more than 1/3 and less than 1/2 and you can find stuff that is more desirable, closer in (think resale value) and custom.
In your price range, even.
You need to see these homes for yourself. Some homes on .75 of an acre are less private than ones on .45 acres. Depends on how the home is situated on the lot. Don't pay the premium for a brand-new house. Or even one that's less than 5, because it's still got the "newness tax" on it.
Just my thoughts.
I agree. Unless you have some requirement like a lot where you can put a pool, you should expand your requirements.
It's all about how it's laid out and where it's located.
I wouldn't worry about that. Make sure you know how many GPM your well is producing (5 GPM is a good guideline) enough to sustain your needs.
You're going to be looking at a new septic system, so I don't think you'll have anything to worry about for many years to come. The only real drawback that I see is that you can't have a disposal with a septic system.
Many of my neighbors have been here since the 60's and are on their original septic systems.
GPM is one metric but the depth of the well is also very important. I'd rather have a 2 GPM well that is 500 feet deep than a 5 GPM well that is 100 feet deep.
Some of the homes on well/septic are in Wake County, not in the city, too, so that can save some big money in taxes each year. (Not to mention no water bills.)
GPM is one metric but the depth of the well is also very important. I'd rather have a 2 GPM well that is 500 feet deep than a 5 GPM well that is 100 feet deep.
Some of the homes on well/septic are in Wake County, not in the city, too, so that can save some big money in taxes each year. (Not to mention no water bills.)
Its a tossup...A deeper well gets you more "storage" in the casement, but if you pump it out, you have a long, long time to get it to refill assuming you don't have adequate production.
GPM is one metric but the depth of the well is also very important. I'd rather have a 2 GPM well that is 500 feet deep than a 5 GPM well that is 100 feet deep.
Some of the homes on well/septic are in Wake County, not in the city, too, so that can save some big money in taxes each year. (Not to mention no water bills.)
Yep, exactly. Our well is less than 2GPM but is over 500ft deep. We haven't had any issues, been the house over a year now.
If you look at the capacity of a septic system, it's unlikely that the septic can even handle the full amount of water that is contained in a 500 ft deep well.
The biggest downside is that you can't water your lawn (or at least, you need to be really careful) with a low yield well.
Yep, exactly. Our well is less than 2GPM but is over 500ft deep. We haven't had any issues, been the house over a year now.
If you look at the capacity of a septic system, it's unlikely that the septic can even handle the full amount of water that is contained in a 500 ft deep well.
The biggest downside is that you can't water your lawn (or at least, you need to be really careful) with a low yield well.
Yes, but in your case with a 500 foot well you should be able to water your lawn for several hours per day if you wanted to.
Or, just get Bermuda grass which doesn’t need much water.
Thank you all for your comments and feedback which was all very useful. We ended up getting a new construction with a fairly big lot. We did not want to get an older home as we do not have the time to invest into redoing certain things, rather, we would deal with as little as possible for the next 10 years.
I agree. Unless you have some requirement like a lot where you can put a pool, you should expand your requirements.
It's all about how it's laid out and where it's located.
Unfortunately or fortunately, location and wanting a certain layout - bedroom on the first floor, open floor plan, etc without wanting to do anything in the next few years led to us building our own home.
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