Flat Lots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree. Sloped lots are far preferable. First of all you get a walkout basement with actual windows, which is 1000x better than a dark bomb shelter basement. Second, the setting is far more interesting. I would go insane on a flat boring lot sitting on my back deck like I'm in Kansas or something. So flat and boring. Everything looks the same. We have a gently sloping lot backing to woods and my only regret is that if isn't STEEPER. I love decks high up overlooking a hill.

thanks! Me too. I'll take the hills over the flat anytime.

Think about California - people pay the premium to live in places like San Fran, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Laguna Beach, Newport, etc. And I actually think the hilly landscape contributes significantly to the desirability, not what PP said about the places being desirable DESPITE the landscape.

I've lived in SF. The hills are awesome when you are a twentysomething sipping a glass of wine and checking out your view. They would suck as a parent with two kids bouncing off the walls because I've got no yard for them to play in outside. Families like flat lots. Fact of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep talking up the hills, OP. My house has an awful, hill-y yard that is good for nothing, and we're about to list it.

HILLS ARE AWESOME. PAY AN EXTRA PREMIUM FOR HILLS! BOOOOOOO FLAT LOTS!

[Anonymous]

We live on a hill and it is magnificent. The views are breathtaking. The scenery is always changing. I was worried about my kids playing on a hill but guess what?? They love it..their imagination runs wild. No, we don't have a swing set but they've got plenty entertain themselves. Plus, kids grow out of swing sets etc...not a hill!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep talking up the hills, OP. My house has an awful, hill-y yard that is good for nothing, and we're about to list it.

HILLS ARE AWESOME. PAY AN EXTRA PREMIUM FOR HILLS! BOOOOOOO FLAT LOTS!

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[Anonymous]

Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree. Sloped lots are far preferable. First of all you get a walkout basement with actual windows, which is 1000x better than a dark bomb shelter basement. Second, the setting is far more interesting. I would go insane on a flat boring lot sitting on my back deck like I'm in Kansas or something. So flat and boring. Everything looks the same. We have a gently sloping lot backing to woods and my only regret is that if isn't STEEPER. I love decks high up overlooking a hill.

thanks! Me too. I'll take the hills over the flat anytime.

Think about California - people pay the premium to live in places like San Fran, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Laguna Beach, Newport, etc. And I actually think the hilly landscape contributes significantly to the desirability, not what PP said about the places being desirable DESPITE the landscape.

I've lived in SF. The hills are awesome when you are a twentysomething sipping a glass of wine and checking out your view. They would suck as a parent with two kids bouncing off the walls because I've got no yard for them to play in outside. Families like flat lots. Fact of life.

the little rats should learn to hike the hills

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

Yes, we did. I told wife I could not live in leave to beaver neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

Yes, we did. I told wife I could not live in leave to beaver neighborhood.

Ok you are strange and shouldn't be used as a use case for a normal buyer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

Yes, we did. I told wife I could not live in leave to beaver neighborhood.

Ok you are strange and shouldn't be used as a use case for a normal buyer

U are boring friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

Yes, we did. I told wife I could not live in leave to beaver neighborhood.

Same here. I am seeking out holly neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

Yes, we did. I told wife I could not live in leave to beaver neighborhood.

Ok you are strange and shouldn't be used as a use case for a normal buyer

U are boring friend.

So are most people, hence the premium on flat lots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of buyers that seek out hilly lots?

Sure, a neighborhood having hills can make for more interesting streetscapes. But as for owning a specific house, do people really seek out sloped lots?

We're on a hill and we like it just fine, but it's certainly not the reason we bought the house.

Yes, we did. I told wife I could not live in leave to beaver neighborhood.

Ok you are strange and shouldn't be used as a use case for a normal buyer

U are boring friend.

So are most people, hence the premium on flat lots.

You have that backwards. The premium is on hilly neighborhoods.

However, I suppose that within a neighborhood that is not particularly hilly, the premium may be on the flattest lots.

[singledadmclean]

Flat lots are much more valuable because they are more easily built on when your old house is bought and torn down by a developer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree. Sloped lots are far preferable. First of all you get a walkout basement with actual windows, which is 1000x better than a dark bomb shelter basement. Second, the setting is far more interesting. I would go insane on a flat boring lot sitting on my back deck like I'm in Kansas or something. So flat and boring. Everything looks the same. We have a gently sloping lot backing to woods and my only regret is that if isn't STEEPER. I love decks high up overlooking a hill.

thanks! Me too. I'll take the hills over the flat anytime.

Think about California - people pay the premium to live in places like San Fran, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Laguna Beach, Newport, etc. And I actually think the hilly landscape contributes significantly to the desirability, not what PP said about the places being desirable DESPITE the landscape.

I've lived in SF. The hills are awesome when you are a twentysomething sipping a glass of wine and checking out your view. They would suck as a parent with two kids bouncing off the walls because I've got no yard for them to play in outside. Families like flat lots. Fact of life.

I live in Marin County, CA on a hill with kids. Our home has a beautiful view of the SF Bay. And we are SELLING!!! Get me off this freaking hill! My kids can't play outside because the "yard" is so far down. I can't see them from inside the house if they are outside. I have to go out on the deck and look over the railing. And the "yard" is super small. Forget about a swingset or playing ball. We can't walk anywhere because kids whine and whine about climbing the hill. And of course you can't push a stroller on a hill. Also, for entertaining purposes it would be great to open up the doors to the yard and have people in and out. We have a deck, but it is limited space. And kids don't want to play on a deck. I will gladly trade my view of the bay for a flat back yard. And flat yards come at a premium here!!! Check out the Sycamore Park neighborhood in Mill Valley. It's flat. And very expensive. (much more expensive than surrounding hills) Lots of competition for it. And the flats in Larkpsur....we can't afford that either. Flat lots are really hard to come by here and the demand for them is huge so the price is high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP I agree. Sloped lots are far preferable. First of all you get a walkout basement with actual windows, which is 1000x better than a dark bomb shelter basement. Second, the setting is far more interesting. I would go insane on a flat boring lot sitting on my back deck like I'm in Kansas or something. So flat and boring. Everything looks the same. We have a gently sloping lot backing to woods and my only regret is that if isn't STEEPER. I love decks high up overlooking a hill.

thanks! Me too. I'll take the hills over the flat anytime.

Think about California - people pay the premium to live in places like San Fran, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Laguna Beach, Newport, etc. And I actually think the hilly landscape contributes significantly to the desirability, not what PP said about the places being desirable DESPITE the landscape.

I've lived in SF. The hills are awesome when you are a twentysomething sipping a glass of wine and checking out your view. They would suck as a parent with two kids bouncing off the walls because I've got no yard for them to play in outside. Families like flat lots. Fact of life.

I live in Marin County, CA on a hill with kids. Our home has a beautiful view of the SF Bay. And we are SELLING!!! Get me off this freaking hill! My kids can't play outside because the "yard" is so far down. I can't see them from inside the house if they are outside. I have to go out on the deck and look over the railing. And the "yard" is super small. Forget about a swingset or playing ball. We can't walk anywhere because kids whine and whine about climbing the hill. And of course you can't push a stroller on a hill. Also, for entertaining purposes it would be great to open up the doors to the yard and have people in and out. We have a deck, but it is limited space. And kids don't want to play on a deck. I will gladly trade my view of the bay for a flat back yard. And flat yards come at a premium here!!! Check out the Sycamore Park neighborhood in Mill Valley. It's flat. And very expensive. (much more expensive than surrounding hills) Lots of competition for it. And the flats in Larkpsur....we can't afford that either. Flat lots are really hard to come by here and the demand for them is huge so the price is high.

You sound like the type of person who rides a red scooter around Walmart because it would be too much effort to walk.