I live in a neighborhood were the homes are between 900,000 - 2 million. Everybody parks in their driveway or on the street, even those who have garages. Somehow we are not on the decline, in fact the price of real estate is going up.
I have never lived where cars are not parked in the driveway or on the street.
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I haven't either. I don't at all mind having cars parked in the driveway. I'm fine with cars parked on the street in front of their owner's property. I do mind when people park in my driveway or on my yard, or in front of the house, especially if they run over my plants.
I took the time to point this out because many first time home buyers don't know what to look out for. They buy a home in what “used” to be a good area only to find out “after” they bought, that the neighborhood is in decline along with the property values. Which can decimate a young couple financially.
I have been buyer fixer upper’s and flipping them my whole life and have learned to immediately detect the signs of a declining neighborhood.
(note) if you live in an area with historical homes that have no garages or only single car detached garages then this probably doesn't apply to you. If you live in an area with million dollar mansions, this doesn't apply to you. This is information that applies mostly to suburban neighborhoods built after 1950.