What's an absolute "No" in your house search?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flight path.
Busy street.

Plus 1,0000.

flight paths change all the time, so when you buy there may not be a flight path over your house but that doesn't mean it will always be like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No carport

No street parking only (i.e. I need a driveway and garage)

No HOA

No dirty, dank basement.

No sloped un-usable yard

No bamboo

Since two negatives = a positive you're essentially saying you must have an HOA, a dirty dank basement, a sloped unusable yard, AND bamboo? shouldn't be too hard to find at a great price no doubt.

I read it as things you say no to. Not a wish list of must haves.

Dirty dank basement - No, immediate X out on Redfine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.

Why no cul-de-sac?

[Anonymous]

Garage at the front of the house.

Pool.

HOA.

Excessive traffic.

[Anonymous]

Houses on Fire

[Anonymous]

Dealbreakers are:

-Double yellow road
-No ground-floor powder room
-Severe slope or retaining wall issues

Strongly disfavored but may not be a dealbreaker:

-More than 5 steps to front door
-Pool in backyard
-HOA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flight path.
Busy street.

What is not on flight path in dc metro? unless you go far out and very far away from the 2 huge airports, which would take you outside of dc metro, it's probably not possible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.

Why no cul-de-sac?

NP and cul-de-sacs are not exactly a deal breaker for me, but I also prefer not to live on one. I don't like to look out at that much pavement and I can't stand the way people park on it sort of all over the place sometimes parallel to the curb (like you should park on a street) and sometimes pulled straight in. It looks disorganized and like you live in an unmarked parking lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.

Why no cul-de-sac?

NP and cul-de-sacs are not exactly a deal breaker for me, but I also prefer not to live on one. I don't like to look out at that much pavement and I can't stand the way people park on it sort of all over the place sometimes parallel to the curb (like you should park on a street) and sometimes pulled straight in. It looks disorganized and like you live in an unmarked parking lot.

Interesting. I like cul de sacs but usually the ones that have circular beds in the middle, exactly for that reason. It discourages parking there.

[Anonymous]

Street parking. Hard pass.

Also, no inground pool that I need to maintain. The novelty of having your own pool in the backyard quickly wears off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I'm not looking to renovate; a cooktop in an island is a hard no.

Same here. I don’t understand why they do that. It is so dangerous.

And it's almost impossible to have a proper vent hood.

How difficult is it to change this in a kitchen layout? Anyone with renovation experience of this issue?

[Anonymous]

Lots of pointless ornamentation like moldings and paneling.

Hard pass.

[Anonymous]

Smells. I will walk right out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smells. I will walk right out.

I've never walked into a house that didn't have a distinct smell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up with a pipe stem driveway and it was the BEST!

Funny, I was avoiding them, but we ended up finding the perfect house on one and I'm kind of a convert. The kids have their own roller and hockey rink/tennis court, etc. I can totally see why people don't like them, but there are upsides.