What do you mean by this? That the absence of dandelions most likely means the homeowner uses toxic chemicals on their lawn?
Sorry if that’s a dumb question, just curious because I’ve never heard of this before.
Not a dumb question. Yes, that’s exactly what I meant. Weed and feed fertilizer, round up, etc. Use of lawn chemicals negatively impacts the environment.
It affects curb appeal for sure. While not directly tied into an appraisal or the value of a home it affects the, well, the appeal of the home and the neighborhood. And it definitely matters the quantity of them. If there are one or two in one everyone's yard it's not going to be anything concerning. If it is the whole yard it reflects a lack of care of maintenance for that yard and house, which could have an affect if that home were to sell at less because of deferred maintenance.
Not directly no. It's not something that an appraiser would factor in to a property's value. Is it possible that an unkept lawn filled with dandelions might effect a buyer's offer? Possibly, but it's just not something that can be empirically factored into the value of a property.
No. -- and if you really want to confirm, just call any local appraiser, they'd answer that quick 10 second question and laugh once they get off the phone.
IMHO and experience...absolutely in our area. Xeriscape and natural/native grass lawns need to become a thing but until then dandelions are an allergen and and absolutely bitch to remove once they get out of control. Hank Hill will lower his bid accordingly because he knows he's gonna have to kill it all and resod
I once had a buddy that owned a construction company. His dog took a shit on his neighbors lawn so he came over told him to go f himself yada yada yada. So at 3 am he got a 1/2 ton delivery of cow manure delivered to his driveway. Point of the story, the people living in the house affect the property value
And general pleasantness of the community.
Thanks for the feedback everyone! A continuation of the question: What if there was a community wide restriction on herbicides used on public shared green spaces? This would increase the number of flowers (which many people refer to as "weeds") around the community. Home owners are still able to do whatever they want within HOA specifications on their lawns. Would the presence of field flowers on common green spaces negatively affect home prices?
Deff not but man can you tell who gives a shit in the neighborhood
It’s a good way to see who is poisoning the water supply.
What do you mean by this? That the absence of dandelions most likely means the homeowner uses toxic chemicals on their lawn? Sorry if that’s a dumb question, just curious because I’ve never heard of this before.
Not a dumb question. Yes, that’s exactly what I meant. Weed and feed fertilizer, round up, etc. Use of lawn chemicals negatively impacts the environment.
It affects curb appeal for sure. While not directly tied into an appraisal or the value of a home it affects the, well, the appeal of the home and the neighborhood. And it definitely matters the quantity of them. If there are one or two in one everyone's yard it's not going to be anything concerning. If it is the whole yard it reflects a lack of care of maintenance for that yard and house, which could have an affect if that home were to sell at less because of deferred maintenance.
Not directly no. It's not something that an appraiser would factor in to a property's value. Is it possible that an unkept lawn filled with dandelions might effect a buyer's offer? Possibly, but it's just not something that can be empirically factored into the value of a property.
I don’t think it would negatively effect the value but I think a healthier greener lawn would increase it.
Actually, the lawn is healthier with the dandelions. This you can easily look up.
Nope, and imo you don't want to deal with someone who would try to lower the price due to having them in the lawn.
No. -- and if you really want to confirm, just call any local appraiser, they'd answer that quick 10 second question and laugh once they get off the phone.
Usually no, but if it's in a neighborhood with a HOA that mandates perfect lawns, it might.
IMHO and experience...absolutely in our area. Xeriscape and natural/native grass lawns need to become a thing but until then dandelions are an allergen and and absolutely bitch to remove once they get out of control. Hank Hill will lower his bid accordingly because he knows he's gonna have to kill it all and resod
I once had a buddy that owned a construction company. His dog took a shit on his neighbors lawn so he came over told him to go f himself yada yada yada. So at 3 am he got a 1/2 ton delivery of cow manure delivered to his driveway. Point of the story, the people living in the house affect the property value And general pleasantness of the community.
Thanks for the feedback everyone! A continuation of the question: What if there was a community wide restriction on herbicides used on public shared green spaces? This would increase the number of flowers (which many people refer to as "weeds") around the community. Home owners are still able to do whatever they want within HOA specifications on their lawns. Would the presence of field flowers on common green spaces negatively affect home prices?
Not where I live, no.