Upscale Single story homes nestled among other mostly single story homes, ~3,000 sf up. Where?
Posted 09-16-2021 at 07:31 AM by ddicorcia1
New Community starting in West Cary. Called the 'Courtyards of West Cary' . Google it to find the builder. Also there is 'Woodhall'. Huge development of large ranches and many owners are baby boomers. Carolina Preserve is another development. All of the above is located in West Cary.
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Originally Posted by SFBayBoomer
Do you have any communities like that in your area? Online I'm seeing a lot of two-story houses, and pretty close together, at that.
If not, do you have upscale neighborhoods with many single story homes that do not have two-story houses overlooking the normal-sized (1/3 to 1 1/2 acre, approximately) backyards? I want to keep window coverings open as much as possible and not have to be concerned that others can see into the house or easily see into the backyard.
Not interested in "acreage", meaning gigantic backyards, especially those that back up to woods. We've done yard work for decades, so don't want to devote all our time or to hire others to do it for us.
We also like houses that are mostly downstairs, but with upstairs lofts and "extra" rooms, but with no need for us to go upstairs unless we feel like it. Visually, I like houses that are significantly wider than they are tall.
55+ would be OK, but not required. However, I hate the floor plans of every 55+ house I have seen so far online, no matter where it is located, but I haven't seen everything. I am not looking to downsize. I want a lot of specialty rooms. Want a relatively large and deep garage, nothing in the 20' deep category that I have seen with 55+ house plans. My current small house has a 23 feet deep garage, and nothing less than that feels right.
We have no children, no grandchildren and what family left is in California. We are not golfers. We want nice, friendly neighbors, if possible.
New or resale house OK, but we enjoy beautiful landscaping in a neighborhood where all houses are nicely landscaped and pride of ownership is obvious.
Must be extremely low crime area, just as we have now, with noted exception re fireworks, below.
Want good air quality, exceptionally good water quality and not a smoky neighborhood. Prefer enforced restrictions against all individual fireworks at home, if that's possible. (It was like a war zone here on 4th of July.)
I'm willing to compromise on some points, but would prefer a house as described, to the extent possible.
Don't worry about the budget, but I expect value for money.
Does this exist in your area?
If not, do you have upscale neighborhoods with many single story homes that do not have two-story houses overlooking the normal-sized (1/3 to 1 1/2 acre, approximately) backyards? I want to keep window coverings open as much as possible and not have to be concerned that others can see into the house or easily see into the backyard.
Not interested in "acreage", meaning gigantic backyards, especially those that back up to woods. We've done yard work for decades, so don't want to devote all our time or to hire others to do it for us.
We also like houses that are mostly downstairs, but with upstairs lofts and "extra" rooms, but with no need for us to go upstairs unless we feel like it. Visually, I like houses that are significantly wider than they are tall.
55+ would be OK, but not required. However, I hate the floor plans of every 55+ house I have seen so far online, no matter where it is located, but I haven't seen everything. I am not looking to downsize. I want a lot of specialty rooms. Want a relatively large and deep garage, nothing in the 20' deep category that I have seen with 55+ house plans. My current small house has a 23 feet deep garage, and nothing less than that feels right.
We have no children, no grandchildren and what family left is in California. We are not golfers. We want nice, friendly neighbors, if possible.
New or resale house OK, but we enjoy beautiful landscaping in a neighborhood where all houses are nicely landscaped and pride of ownership is obvious.
Must be extremely low crime area, just as we have now, with noted exception re fireworks, below.
Want good air quality, exceptionally good water quality and not a smoky neighborhood. Prefer enforced restrictions against all individual fireworks at home, if that's possible. (It was like a war zone here on 4th of July.)
I'm willing to compromise on some points, but would prefer a house as described, to the extent possible.
Don't worry about the budget, but I expect value for money.
Does this exist in your area?
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