I never said that you stated anything about superior properties, just that they’ve been discussed repeatedly.
That said, you acknowledge that and the sentiment you describe is actually much more in line with what’s been discussed than what I stated (fare better vs. more immune).
Beyond that, we clearly have differences of opinion with regard to what a superior property is. And that’s okay, I can see what you mean and I understand what I mean. For me, I’m not thinking superior properties at each price level, rather I’m thinking houses that stand out among most homes in general. Being one of the nicest houses in a given area doesn’t make it superior. Again, this is just how I think of “superior” (vs. best in class or somesuch).
I think it’s pretty well understood that the cleanest properties of a given type will fare the best and that’s in any market, right?
That said, what got better about this house, area, schools, etc. in less than a year’s time. I stand by my statement that the buyer was poorly represented. That is, it’s nothing special and he paid more than he had to. Just that simple. Now, maybe it was improved in some way, but nobody so far as chimed in with anything on that.
As far as the powerlines are concerned, I think we agree almost exactly as to why you and I don’t like them. Maybe I’m foolish, but it’s mostly esthetics for me as well.
On this house, the lines on that easement look large and I’m (only) guessing that I can still see them pretty well from this house. I don’t like that and since I don’t, I’ll bet I can get just as nice a place where I don’t have to look at them.
I’m positve it’s not as bad as this, but consider Carmel Valley around E. Ocean Aire. It looks like the entire power grid for Southern California is in the middle of that and you can see it from almost everywhere. To me (and maybe just me), that hurts the value of pretty much every home in that area.
