On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:41:31 -0400, BAR wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:27:57 -0400, BAR penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

No, it really is all about the resale value. When you drive through my
neighborhood you see that every yard is clean and well kept, the paint
is not peeling off the trim, the garage doors all work and look good.
There are no paved over front yards, although one or two owners would do
it if they could, and houses sell rather quickly with deals that don't
fall through at the closing table.

None of the properties I own have a deed restriction. All of them
sound like your description.... except I can't conceive of a paved
yard.... we have real lawns.

In the Wash. DC area it is becoming a real problem. Somebody buys the
house next door and rents individual rooms and to accomodate all of the
cars the front yard is paved over, removing the need for lawn maintenance.

One neighboring house that just sold was never even listed. It sold
within an hour, the morning it went on the market.

How did it go "on the market?" Usually real estate agents delay the
posting of the listing trying to get the sale themselves or keeping it
with the brokerage family.

Apparently, there are many exceptions to your rule!

All over the country.

Fairfax County passed a law prohibiting that practice. Now the cars get
parked in the yard. Saves on mowing the grass to meet the 10" height
maximum, don'cha'no.

The latest craze for some of the Mexicans moving in is to de-limb and top
the oak trees in the front yard, then they're left with a 25 foot stump,
which makes a great place to put your dish antenna to pick up the salsa
stations.


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John H