Why Buy a Home on a Busy Street: Part 2 Less Crime

Why Buy a Home on a Busy Street: Part 2 Less Crime

By Michelle Carr-Crowe, San Jose Lynbrook High Home Expert Selling Homes in Cupertino Schools

Did you know there are multiple benefits to buying a home on a busy street? With the advent of the Internet, many buyers make the mistake of outright rejecting a home on a busy street before even visiting the virtual tour or an open house to see how a home possibly meets their needs, including financial affordability.

In my first post Why Buy a Home on a Busy Street? Price!, I showed that the  First Reason to consider buying a home on a busy street is it’s usually less costly than one on an inside street. The Second Potential Benefit to Buying a Home on a Busy Street can be Less Crime.

Surprisingly, people living on busy streets find it seems they have less crime because of the traffic and number of "eyeballs" of people out and about. (Keep in mind that commercial areas may be an exception to this.)

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$835,000 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms Interior: 1363 sqft Lot: 7,370 sqft Location 6312 Bollinger San Jose, CA 95129 USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below:

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Security Expert Gavin de Becker, author of The Gift of Fear, notes that the majority of thieves prefer to break into homes that allow them to “hide” while they work. Thieves especially want to hide away from neighbors’ eyes, preferring dark streets and secluded locations. With a busy street, there are both drivers’ eyes and neighbors’ eyes.

San Jose Police typically recommend brighter front yard lighting as a deterrent to theft. The brighter lighting common on a busy street does just that.

Before bypassing what could be your dream home because it's located on a busy street, why not take a look at homes like 6312 Bollinger Road, San Jose, CA 95129 at this weekends’ open house, and examine all of your options before choosing the perfect home for your family.

Keep in mind the financial affordability alone can translate into owning a significantly larger, nicer and/or even better quality home. For example, it can mean the difference between living in a townhome or owning a single family home, especially when you factor in the cost of HOA dues. For example, in the West San Jose, Calif. Lynbrook High area a large, ~1790-sf townhome is asking $850K while the 4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath Fully Remodeled ~1363-sf home on a ~7370-sf at 6312 Bollinger is asking $835K

Aloha & God bless you,

Michelle

Michelle C. Carr-Crowe, DRE #00901962, and the Get RE$ult$ Team (established by the late Judy Carr) are known as the "Lynbrook and Cupertino Schools Experts." Michelle is a creative catalyst for positive change in people's lives.She is a Silicon Valley-based multi-million dollar real estate consultant who works by referral only. Her designations include: Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS), Accredited Staging Professional (ASP), Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE),  Property Marketing Expert (PME), Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist (RECS), and Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES). In addition, she is an internationally-published freelance writer with over 1,000 traditional articles in print and online, as well as over 51,000 blog posts on Blogger, ActiveRain, MySpace, FaceBook, Realtor.com, Trulia, RealBird and others. She enjoys reading, traveling, animals, dancing, staging and praying. Check out her blog at www.activerain.com/results or visit her online at www.michellejudycarr.com or www.lynbrookhighhomes.com. For RE$ult$ ... Just Call ... (408) 252-8900.