gemsworld wrote:
"Yeah, heaven knows looks are much more important than liveability, or useability."
Would you buy a home next door to a property that looks like this?


LOL. That's ugly. I'm spending some time in Texas at my kids house. I stopped at the building dept to just ask a couple questions about the soil in this area and what type of slab they suggest IF we decide to build something. This woman told me 5 times that I must have a permit and everything has to be done by code. I kept telling her that I understand that and finally told her that these kids are having another baby soon so WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. WE ARE THINKING AND PLANNING TO SEE IF IT"S EVEN FEASIBLE. You know $30,000 garage or just resign himself to a $3,000 shed.
But as I ride around many of these areas there are unbelievable trashed out properties. The roadsides in many areas look like the walking dead zone. But they are big on enforcing the code. They'd have to get off there dead rears and open their eyes as they drive home. I thought about moving over here but the more I see and think about it I believe you'd have to pay me. As I see it the only way to do it is to be in an HOA where the dirt bags cant go.