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but should I be worried?  Sometime when you are out looking at homes you run across a home that you like but it has a view of a commercial building, a school, a church, or a cell tower.  How does that affect the value of the house?  Or what about the resale?

It does affect both the value and the resale of the home.  I saw so many people in the last ten years buy homes that had exterior issues because of the views out their back window.  These home buyers were so caught up in buying a new home that was new and made for them they forgot about real estates golden rule.   Location, Location, Location.

Location and what people see affects your sale price when go to sell it in the future.  It will see for less because there are home buyers that will automatically cross the home off the list because of the view.  Less buyers that will be interested, less of a demand, thus a lower sold price.  You will have to find that Michigan home that doesn't care about the view and that takes time.

On the picture above.... what happens if they expand that plant in back towards the house.  Sure you can plant more trees to block the view, but you may have more issues selling your home in the future.

This cell tower near Huntington Park subdivision in Plymouth Michigan has cost some of the homeowners that back up to it over $50,000. They didn't get it in writing what the sales person was telling them.  The home buyers thought the tower was going to come down.  Now some of them that have sold are selling for less than what other comparable homes in the subdivision are selling for. I have taken home buyers to homes near the tower and the home buyers I had wanted nothing to do with the view. Remember the electric tower, cell tower, shopping center, or commercial building will reduce the value of your home.  And it will take longer to sell.   What adds value to your home What reduces the value of your home Livonia real estate   Search Michigan Home Listings