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Quick Hints & Insights - Pros & Cons of
Gated Communities |
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Gated communities are popular
nowadays to people from all walks of life. |
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One reason
is because there is no "through traffic." The gate puts a
stop to cars zipping through using your local streets as a
short cut. The neighborhood is safer for kids walking or
riding their bikes to the neighbor's house, the playground,
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Gated
communities can be safer from crime, too. Exactly how safe
depends on whether there is a guard at the gate or not.
Unguarded gates are relatively easy to get past for the
enterprising criminal. We've all seen the movies where the
police detective has to get into an apartment building and
pushes all the buzzers until he gets buzzed in? Well, it's
even easier than that. All you have to do is wait for a
resident to drive in and follow them through. |
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For the
impatient individual, a gated community may be a poor
choice. Whenever a serviceman makes a repair call or the
pizza comes within the allotted thirty minutes, you will
have to check in with the guard or buzz them in.
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On the strong side, gated
communities normally exhibit a strong pride of ownership.
Home values hold up very well. |
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Just don't buy a house right
next to the gate. Purchase a home as close to the center of
the neighborhood as possible. |
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copyright December 2002
by RealEstate ABC |
