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Someone else mentioned that it would be a deterrent to a single buyer or family without kids, but honestly I don't think those particular people would be looking at a 4-bedroom house near a school in the first place.
However, we are definitely thinking about re-sale so I think we have decided not to go with the home.
We're a married couple without kids and bought a 4 bed home in a neighborhood. We are certainly an anomaly in that most (but not all) of our neighbors have or had kids. But, we wanted a yard for a dog and place close to both of our jobs. We're not far from a school (walking distance). We thought potential buyers would see that as a plus when we go to sell - but we crossed homes off the list that were directly across from schools/ or backed up to schools (both for resale purposes and b/c we just didn't want to deal with the kids).
The lights issue was one dh and I were talking about last night. It's a big school so I think the chances they may have flood lights for night time sporting events may be high.
Well, being at the back of the school, and I don't believe their are any paths in that area, I don't think it would increase traffic, but noise may definitely be a deterrent.
However, we are definitely thinking about re-sale so I think we have decided not to go with the home.
Thanks for all your input.
If the house backs right up to the school, wouldn't you be able to see if there were lights? From what I remember, it was somewhat rare for middle schools in SJ to have night time sporting events.
Nonetheless, being that close to a school can definitely be a deterrent when thinking about resale, but if so, as a result it should be priced lower than comparable houses that may not be that close to a school. I wouldn't necessarily rule it out simply because you think it will be harder to sell, because it could be a good value compared to other houses of similar size (and when you sell it other buyers may think the same thing, although of course it will only be considered a good value partly because the proximity to the school makes it less desireable to some buyers).
Can I suggest you title your thread more descriptively, so that people know what you are talking about before clicking on it? "Would you buy a house..." is not a good title. A better title would be "Would you buy a house backing to a school."
Spend a few minutes on zillow (fwiw) looking at home values surrounding some local schools. Not all that clear conclusion but I tend to think that homes backing to school fields may be at a slight premium to those backing to homes.
Regardless, all things being equal, I'd lean to buying what/where I personally desired rather than being overly concerned over what another stranger may desire 10 years distant.
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