Isaac-1
Member
My wife and I find ourselves unexpectedly in the market for a new home, it is a long story, but the short version is a developer wants to buy up all the land on our block.
So we have started looking for houses, and I am wondering how much of a concern do you place on defensive layout when you are looking at buying a house, and what features are important to you? For example one house that we looked at and overall liked the layout had a pair of french doors in the master bedroom which opened directly into the fenced back yard. Also the view down the hall from the master bedroom had a large picture window directly behind it leading to the street out front.
I should note I live in a low crime area, random break ins of occupied homes are rare, but not unheard of, and we are shopping in what are generally viewed as safer parts of town.
I know everything is a compromise, I am just wondering how you weight the factors which may be positive for daily living vs, defensible positions?
thanks for your thoughts
So we have started looking for houses, and I am wondering how much of a concern do you place on defensive layout when you are looking at buying a house, and what features are important to you? For example one house that we looked at and overall liked the layout had a pair of french doors in the master bedroom which opened directly into the fenced back yard. Also the view down the hall from the master bedroom had a large picture window directly behind it leading to the street out front.
I should note I live in a low crime area, random break ins of occupied homes are rare, but not unheard of, and we are shopping in what are generally viewed as safer parts of town.
I know everything is a compromise, I am just wondering how you weight the factors which may be positive for daily living vs, defensible positions?
thanks for your thoughts