4d ago

Bugs sounding a little tasty tho, ngl

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It's weird how the setback is so large that the houses are further away from the ones across the street than the ones on their back
- Need space to park all those ridiculous cars
  
  You could do a 4-wide parking area instead though. Instead of having to have people move their cars just for someone to leave. That wouldn't help with RVs though.
  
  But where would you put all that grass that needs mowing in the front yard?
  
  In the backyard.
- Yes, the tiny backyard compared to the big front yard doesn't make sense to me
  
  Curb appeal. ?
- I can only speak for the Southern US but, developers want to build front-loaded units in subdivisions because they are more profitable. A rear-loaded garage costs a shit ton more in materials and labor, not to mention getting into impervious surface maximums vs lot size etc. I work in permitting/zoning, it's always money, always. Heads up, y'all, don't buy a D.R. Horton house if you can possibly avoid it, the more you know✨️
  
  Heads up, y'all, don't buy a D.R. Horton house if you can possibly avoid it, the more you know✨️
  Not for nothing, but every home "builder" in America subs out to (multiple) General Contractors who sub out to their contractors work that gets inspected by the local municipality in stages. When people warn against particular builders, I always feel obliged to temper this by saying "they're all actually pretty equally shit." Residential building is complicated field work done pretty much by randos with varying levels of addictions, it's not like a factory building cars. There's only so much that can be expected.
  Instead of avoiding particular builders, I would recommend buying a house that's around 10 years old or so and which has been thoroughly inspected by someone who has been inspecting for more than 10 years (and who has been recommended to you by someone you know if possible). It will have had time to do any bad shit it's gonna do (generally speaking). New houses are always a roll of the dice to some extent.
  
  Appreciate the nuance! Also fully agree on the risk all new builds carry. I'm just salty because I spent all week arguing with them about the definition of the word façade lol
  
  Even buying new is fine IMO, as long as you get it inspected properly. It also has the benefit of warranties.
  
  I don't get what you mean by front-loaded. Wouldn't there be less impervious surface if the house was closer to the street/ driveway shorter?
- If you play/hang out in the front area as a sort of almost communal space, it could make sense.
  
  Except you'll get shot if you step on someone else's property.
  
  Makes sense, since anything else would be communism

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