Buying a house with an elementary school across the street

[gn]

You need to ask your realtor what the houses of similar size/floor plan in that neighborhood that are not close to the school go for.

Let’s say that those houses go for $1.4M, then maybe, you should consider it because:

– The discount that you get might be worth the hassles of living next to a school.
– When you sell, you’ll have to sell for less, but that’s OK because you bought it for less.

[Coronita]

Pros:
1) Close, convenient for you and your kids
2) Probably more kids around your neighborhood
3) Easy access to a playground during weekends for kids

Cons:
1) Make sure you can deal with the noise during the weekdays
2)Make sure you can deal with the traffic during peak hours
3) Plan for unexpected events, such as a false/faulty alarm blaring over the weekends with no response for hours….Just ask anyone in Sausalito when that happened a few months back.
4) Don’t underestimate the noise during the weekends even if school is out…A lot of times, those open fields are used for league soccer/baseball games..

Decide if those cons will bother you.

[Coronita]

Pros:
1) Close, convenient for you and your kids
2) Probably more kids around your neighborhood
3) Easy access to a playground during weekends for kids

Cons:
1) Make sure you can deal with the noise during the weekdays
2)Make sure you can deal with the traffic during peak hours
3) Plan for unexpected events, such as a false/faulty alarm blaring over the weekends with no response for hours….Just ask anyone in Sausalito when that happened a few months back.
4) Don’t underestimate the noise during the weekends even if school is out…A lot of times, those open fields are used for league soccer/baseball games..

Decide if those cons will bother you.

[Coronita]

Pros:
1) Close, convenient for you and your kids
2) Probably more kids around your neighborhood
3) Easy access to a playground during weekends for kids

Cons:
1) Make sure you can deal with the noise during the weekdays
2)Make sure you can deal with the traffic during peak hours
3) Plan for unexpected events, such as a false/faulty alarm blaring over the weekends with no response for hours….Just ask anyone in Sausalito when that happened a few months back.
4) Don’t underestimate the noise during the weekends even if school is out…A lot of times, those open fields are used for league soccer/baseball games..

Decide if those cons will bother you.

[Coronita]

Pros:
1) Close, convenient for you and your kids
2) Probably more kids around your neighborhood
3) Easy access to a playground during weekends for kids

Cons:
1) Make sure you can deal with the noise during the weekdays
2)Make sure you can deal with the traffic during peak hours
3) Plan for unexpected events, such as a false/faulty alarm blaring over the weekends with no response for hours….Just ask anyone in Sausalito when that happened a few months back.
4) Don’t underestimate the noise during the weekends even if school is out…A lot of times, those open fields are used for league soccer/baseball games..

Decide if those cons will bother you.

[Coronita]

Pros:
1) Close, convenient for you and your kids
2) Probably more kids around your neighborhood
3) Easy access to a playground during weekends for kids

Cons:
1) Make sure you can deal with the noise during the weekdays
2)Make sure you can deal with the traffic during peak hours
3) Plan for unexpected events, such as a false/faulty alarm blaring over the weekends with no response for hours….Just ask anyone in Sausalito when that happened a few months back.
4) Don’t underestimate the noise during the weekends even if school is out…A lot of times, those open fields are used for league soccer/baseball games..

Decide if those cons will bother you.

[patb]

Pluses: If you can point a webcam at the playground
equipment you can pay your mortgage courtesy of pervs.

Minuses: A certain amount of noise, trouble,
vandalism, angry parents beating you up, maybe
a registry on the sex offenders list.

If you can’t tell I was joking about the plus.

Some people like being close to school,
it depends upon the kids their and your kids.

[patb]

Pluses: If you can point a webcam at the playground
equipment you can pay your mortgage courtesy of pervs.

Minuses: A certain amount of noise, trouble,
vandalism, angry parents beating you up, maybe
a registry on the sex offenders list.

If you can’t tell I was joking about the plus.

Some people like being close to school,
it depends upon the kids their and your kids.

[patb]

Pluses: If you can point a webcam at the playground
equipment you can pay your mortgage courtesy of pervs.

Minuses: A certain amount of noise, trouble,
vandalism, angry parents beating you up, maybe
a registry on the sex offenders list.

If you can’t tell I was joking about the plus.

Some people like being close to school,
it depends upon the kids their and your kids.

[patb]

Pluses: If you can point a webcam at the playground
equipment you can pay your mortgage courtesy of pervs.

Minuses: A certain amount of noise, trouble,
vandalism, angry parents beating you up, maybe
a registry on the sex offenders list.

If you can’t tell I was joking about the plus.

Some people like being close to school,
it depends upon the kids their and your kids.

[patb]

Pluses: If you can point a webcam at the playground
equipment you can pay your mortgage courtesy of pervs.

Minuses: A certain amount of noise, trouble,
vandalism, angry parents beating you up, maybe
a registry on the sex offenders list.

If you can’t tell I was joking about the plus.

Some people like being close to school,
it depends upon the kids their and your kids.

[sdrealtor]

Again more than anything it is critical to spend time around the house during pick up and drop off no matter what price a house is. It may be unacceptable to you at any price or it may be a non-issue. The only way to know is to check it out in action.

[sdrealtor]

Again more than anything it is critical to spend time around the house during pick up and drop off no matter what price a house is. It may be unacceptable to you at any price or it may be a non-issue. The only way to know is to check it out in action.

[sdrealtor]

Again more than anything it is critical to spend time around the house during pick up and drop off no matter what price a house is. It may be unacceptable to you at any price or it may be a non-issue. The only way to know is to check it out in action.

[sdrealtor]

Again more than anything it is critical to spend time around the house during pick up and drop off no matter what price a house is. It may be unacceptable to you at any price or it may be a non-issue. The only way to know is to check it out in action.

[Author]

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