Here's some photos of the "property in question" I shot Saturday (Click thumbnails for larger pics):
In front of where the house will be, looking towards the back of the "house"
Looking out past the back yard. Look! The Chickahominy River in the back yard! Nice!
This is the entrance to the neighborhood. Pretty desolate looking right now. This will be humorous to look at in a few months
Posted by Jeff at February 11, 2002 12:34 AM
Comments
Are you sure you want a river in your backyard? Tell me the land where the townhouse goes is HIGHER than the river, please? Think about high water, lots of rain, Clover Hill, floods that happen occasionally....
Posted by: Mom at February 11, 2002 08:30 AM
Already asked about that. The land is up much higher than the river. Plus, this is the very tail end of the Chickahominy River.
Posted by: The son at February 11, 2002 09:16 AM
you still might want to check and she if it has ever had flooding there.
Posted by: the friend at February 11, 2002 02:26 PM
you still might want to check and see if it has ever had flooding there.
Posted by: the friend at February 11, 2002 02:27 PM
How far to the river? Are you sure you want a river in your back yard?
Posted by: Mom at February 11, 2002 02:49 PM
It's a good ways off, I don't think theres any danger, unless it rained for weeks on end.
Posted by: Olivia at February 11, 2002 04:11 PM
If you took the same $150-180,000 and put it on a house what could you get in the Richmond area? It seems even around Atlanta $145,000 could get you a 2000-2500sqft house and your own lot. What is the reasoning on buying a townhouse?
Posted by: Confused at February 11, 2002 11:00 PM
Well, to live in the area we want, we'd have to by an older home. Why buy older when you can get a new one, can pick out carpet, etc. Another thing is having to deal with a yard. With a townhouse, the "association" would take care of it (for a price of course). Plus, the area we're looking in is only going to go up in value, so we live there a few years, sell at a higher price, and buy a nicer house than we could right now.
Posted by: Olivia at February 12, 2002 08:42 AM
I saw it this weekend and I have to say, that's a pretty sweet pile of dirt!
Posted by: Brian at February 18, 2002 10:50 AM
(oh and to the concerned folks, it would take an act of God to get water up to the level of their new house.)
Posted by: Brian at February 18, 2002 10:51 AM
I think Jeff is dead, he has not updated his site in 7 days.
Posted by: Undertaker at February 18, 2002 06:22 PM
