House on a main rd

Would you consider buying a house on a busier street? We are looking at one this weekend located not on a true main road but definitely busier. Would this be a deal breaker for you? It is for me but dh thinks we should just go look at it and not rule it out. I just don't want him to fall in love

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We live on a very main road, aside from traffic noise, it doesnt bother me but its REALLY loud when it rains. If your LR and BR are away from the street, MUCH better off. Ours is on the front and its really loud, but I barely hear anything in the back of the house. Other than that, the main rd doesnt bother me at all.

Message edited 1/26/2015 5:21:22 PM.

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For us, we didn't want a house on a main road or a corner lot. Both were deal breakers for us.

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I would look and then decide.

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I had very few deal breakers when looking for a house. One was a main road. We found a house that had every must-have on our list but was on a relatively busy street. The house was perfect and we decided there was always going to be something we'd have to compromise on, otherwise we'd be looking forever. We bought the house and I have absolutely no regrets.

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I grew up on a main road that had a bus route. It was a corner house so we played on the side street. If not then it would have to have a bigger backyard for me to consider it. I live off a main road now that is a cut through street.

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It depends on how "main" of a street. There are benefits to being on a more used road. When there is a snowstorm, they get plowed quicker. Those are usually the streets that are the first in the neighborhood to get FiOS, public water, sewer system, gas, etc. The quiet cul-de-sacs are often the last to get services.

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I would not want to live on a main road, near one, ok, but not on one.

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No main roads. I have two small children and a cat that escapes.

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We would not consider any house on a main road - for us, that was a deal breaker

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Deal breaker. My street isn't a main road but it's used as a shortcut often so it's busier than I'd like. It kinda sucks that DD won't be able to play out front.

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Deal breaker for us. No double yellows/main roads.

House on a main rd

I wouldn't want a house on a main road. Nothing with a yellow line. If it were just a little busy but not a main road, I would consider it.

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Deal breaker for us. We have kids and I don't want to worry about them playing in the street/running into the street and a car not seeing them. Growing up, we played in the street all the time, so this was a big factor for me.

House on a main rd

For me it is a deal breaker. Dh thinks we should look because you never know but I'm in agreement with most- deal breaker. It's on connetquot ave if any of you know where that is. I think it's just too busy

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Main roads are a deal breaker for us because first, I feel like it's a danger to my kids if they play outside and second, I really love being in a "neighborhood" where you can walk/run around and there are other kids to play with and neighbors to see. I think it also depends upon how busy the road is - you don't want noise, or trouble pulling in and out.

Message edited 1/27/2015 11:41:39 AM.

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I wouldn't live on a main road but I agree with your husband, take a look and keep an open mind.

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We live on a corner and the side street is a main road, but our actual house faces a regular residential road. So we have no issues of backing out of our driveway. We really liked the house so at the time we didn't really think about it. If I were to go house hunting again keeping in mind that I now have a child I would probably not have bought where we bought... but now it is what it is.

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We live on a yellow line road but it ends at a beach so not a throughway, we are the corner property with a cul de sac on that side. We are also 1,000 feet from a beach/playground (which is at the end of that yellow road)
Doesn't bother me one bit...Best location!

Message edited 1/29/2015 11:23:12 AM.

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Message edited 1/29/2015 11:22:55 AM.

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I think it depends on the area.

We ended up buying on a busier road, double yellow lines, but the town is quiet so it's not really a "main" road.

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Any double yellow line road is a deal breaker for us for several reasons:

we have kids and would worry about them running into the street

When you have company over parking will be difficult for them

busy/noisy

we really want a "neighborhood" to be able to walk the dog and let the kids ride bikes

We've found several houses that we absolutely LOVED and would have put an offer on in a heartbeat, but they were on double yellows and we decided against it.

Message edited 11/30/2015 9:46:04 AM.

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I would pass only because of my child's safety.
Also, my friend lives on a main road that lots of trucks take to get to the LIE and she not only complains about the noise, but also the amount of pollution. She doesn't like leaving her windows open because she smells the smog from the trucks and she doesn't want her DD to inhale it.