Would you buy a house right below or beside power lines?

[Anonymous]

The house is perfect in every other way...size, price, location etc.

[Anonymous]

Not if you ever plan to resell it.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Never.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Deal breaker. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean beside power lines? As in, above ground power lines? Something else?

[Anonymous]

we don't have an electrical station, but we definitely have a couple large lines running across our yard. Not a fan, but we bought it.

[Anonymous]

High voltage overhead lines? No way. Just normal above ground lines going to the house? Ugly, but not an issue.

[Anonymous]

I can see high voltage lines from my deck/yard, but they're in a wooded area and so not directly next to my home. There's a trail following them and sometimes when walking the trail, I can hear the hum from the lines. I think the noise would bug me if it were right beside the house & prevent me from buying it.

[Anonymous]

My husband's first house was very close to large power lines, and it took him a long time to sell it, priced well in a good market. The most consistent feedback received from potential buyers was that the power lines were a no-go.

[Anonymous]

Uh, no.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

My first house backed up to power lines and it was tough to sell. Again, most said they loved the house but it was the power lines that were the problem.

There continues to be no evidence linking the high voltage to any illnesses.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

No. When we were buying, there were a lot of big, beautiful homes in our price range--but right next to undesirable things like power lines, large water tanks, etc. We opted instead for a smaller (and we have a large family, so size is a consideration), less flashy (think more builder's standard countertops, flooring, cabinets etc. instead of upgraded or custom) house, that was on a nice lot.

[Anonymous]

Depends on what type of power lines you're talking about. In Arlington, the power lines are not buried, so it's pretty much impossible not to have them running though the backyard. I rejected the houses that had them running so low it would have affected our activities (the ones hooked onto the first floor.) Our current house has lines running 20' or so above the yard around the edges - normal for Arlington, and no biggie.

We rejected houses that were too close to substations or cell towers, not because I was worried about health effects, but because of the resale issue.