Some home builders will try anything...
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Need AWD just to get out on a rainy day and chains if it snows. Haha. Plus the water runs right into the side of the house during a downpour.
Just what I always wanted.
Just what I always wanted.
LOL I'll leave it at that.
And then there is the city or municipality that issued a building permit.
I had to make a trip to city hall in order to argue over 6" of elevation.
I had to make a trip to city hall in order to argue over 6" of elevation.
Its not that crazy. Look just behind it, the house sits well above the gully behind the back yard, and even more low land is past the gully. If runoff is managed correctly, it should work out.
To answer the question specifically, the developer did just what any other would do. They utilized whatever land they had to turn a profit. Simple, really.
To answer the question specifically, the developer did just what any other would do. They utilized whatever land they had to turn a profit. Simple, really.
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The home is new construction. The home will sell. Horrible the builder put a home on that lot without significant excavation.
Yeah, in hilly terrain they need to get a bit creative. I would probably want a 6' retaining wall around the bottom to give 10-12' of buffer around the house to slope away and drain around to the ravine. Should've used the terrain in the house design though, a walkout basement is a bonus, instead of just trying to wedge a flat lot design onto a slope like that...
If it doesn't snow there, it might be worth a 20% discount to its neighbors, if it snows though, that would be annoying for sure!
If it doesn't snow there, it might be worth a 20% discount to its neighbors, if it snows though, that would be annoying for sure!
Needs backyard.
Some people don't want a back yard or much of a back yard. Low maintenance is preference for some now.
My guess is county setbacks pushed it so far off the road that because of the slope they couldn't profitably build it on grade with a walk out basement. You can bet the builder got a deal on the land.
The house is located just west of Charlotte NC and sold for $300k.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/107-Crown-Ct-Kings-Mountain-NC-28086/214084755_zpid/
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The garage should've been on the side rather than the front 
That must be fun getting into the garage ! Gunning it up that 20-30º slope then into one of the two doors.
You would assume the land that those houses were built on was much cheaper than it would have been if the land was flat. The houses should then sell cheaper too. You get what you pay for, I'd rather have had a smaller house on a flat plot.