Richard G Amirault wrote:

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I find that hard to believe. Do you really mean to say that a ham with 15
or 20 different antennas and two towers does *nothing* to the property
values of the houses next door?

Richard in Boston, MA, USA
N1JDU

Yep! He's right!

Go to city hall and ask Mayor Menino if you can get an abatement based
on depeciated value caused by your neighbor's ham antennas. After he
stops laughing ... [you fill in the rest].

I sold my home in Danvers [a Boston suburb for non Bostonians] for $20K
above real estate appraised market evaluation/value of $270K while I had
a Tennadyne T8 [8 element log periodic --- 13 to 33 MHz], a center fed
doublet with open wire feeders, and a 2 meter vertical on top of a 45
foot tower in the back yard. The house sold on first day on market. [The
Danvers Ham community, W1ZH, K1LQX and others, will gladly confirm the
antenna farm].

The buyer's requested assurance that the antenna and tower would be
removed prior to passing papers. My response "Of course!"

Deacon Dave, W1MCE

"Dave Shrader" wrote in message
news:m9wyb.372045$Tr4.1101837@attbi_s03...

The buyer's requested assurance that the antenna and tower would be
removed prior to passing papers. My response "Of course!"

So here we have:

1: The people did not want the antennas.

2: It's more like "**** my neighbor. If he is selling his home and can't
get a buyer due to my antennas, that's his problem."

Midwest Kid wrote:
"Dave Shrader" wrote in message
news:m9wyb.372045$Tr4.1101837@attbi_s03...

The buyer's requested assurance that the antenna and tower would be
removed prior to passing papers. My response "Of course!"


So here we have:

1: The people did not want the antennas.

Stop taking a position OUT of Context. The new owners were/are not hams.
But the tower and antennas are in my new backyard.

Restated, the tower had NO IMPACT on the selling price of the property!
The property sold based on LOCATION. I had lived there for 38+ years
prior to sale. BTW, the home across the street and the home next door
also sold for above market value.


2: It's more like "**** my neighbor.

Your vulgarisms are not appreciated in my house and hopefully other
homes. Get the emotion out of your argument and please present your case
on facts using civil language. Remember this group is read by men,
women, and possibly children.

Deacon Dave [Reverend], W1MCE

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