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Funny you mention Airparks in Texas. The Dallas area seems to have an 
abundance, however, Houston only a few. The Houston ones, as I may guess 
many are, really are not convenient to anything. All way out from the 
actual Houston area. Just FYI

Chris

Mike Wills wrote:
> Ed,
> I bought a lot on an airpark in eastern Arizona about 5 years ago. I 
> plan to retire there and build in a few years. The way I figure it, a 
> home near, but not on an airport will likely have resale issues unless 
> you find the right buyer. In other words an airplane guy. On the other 
> hand, again my opinion, airpark property will always attract the right 
> sort of buyer.
> While my home in San Diego has lost half its value in the past 5 
> years, my airpark property has gone up in value by about 70%. Asking 
> prices for homes in the airpark are also up by about 50% since we 
> bought, but sales are considerably slower now. I just hope that by the 
> time I retire and am ready to sell in SoCal and build in AZ, my house 
> wont be totally worthless.
> Seems like in some parts of the country like Florida and Texas you 
> cant throw a rock without hitting an airpark. In that part of the 
> world your theory may be correct. Out west airparks are far fewer and 
> demand, and prices are considerably higher. I'm glad I bought when i 
> did. I couldnt afford my piece of property today.
> Mike Wills
> N144MW
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Ed Anderson <mailto:eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
>     *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:15 AM
>     *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon
>
>     I looked into an airpark before selecting our current home (not on
>     an airpark). One thing that concerned me was possible problems in
>     reselling it. It seemed to me that a home on an airpark just might
>     not appeal to the vast majority of potential home buyers, so I
>     decided locating close to an airport was better from that
>     perspective. Now, it may not be a real problem, but I didn’t want
>     to test it.
>
>     Ed
>
>     Ed Anderson
>
>     Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
>
>     Matthews, NC
>
>     eanderson@carolina.rr.com
>
>     http://www.andersonee.com
>
>     http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html
>
>     http://www.flyrotary.com/
>
>     http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
>     <http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm>
>
>     http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm
>
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>
>     *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft
>     [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] *On Behalf Of *Jeff Luckey
>     *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:15 AM
>     *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft
>     *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon
>
>     Mike,
>
>     I can think of nothing cooler than keeping my airplane in my
>     garage in a home on an airpark but things like field maintenance
>     costs and liability concern me.
>
>     I think having a hangar at a small, quiet municipal field that is
>     a couple of miles from the house would be a satisfactory compromise.
>
>
>
>     --- On *Wed, 7/22/09, Mike Wills /<rv-4mike@cox.net>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Mike Wills <rv-4mike@cox.net>
>     Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon
>     To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>     Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 9:15 PM
>
>     Jeff,
>
>     Curious as to why you'd rule out an airpark. Most pilots (myself
>     included) would love to live on one.
>
>     Mike Wills
>
>     RV-4 N144MW
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>
>         *From:* _Jeff Luckey_ </mc/compose?to=JLuckey@pacbell.net>
>
>         *To:* _Rotary motors in aircraft_
>         </mc/compose?to=flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
>
>         *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:57 PM
>
>         *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Airports in Oregon
>
>         Hello all,
>
>         I will be vacationing in Oregon in mid August and I want to
>         visit a few airports in my search for a new home. Here are
>         some criteria:
>
>         1. Suburban/semi-rural housing within 3 miles of a small
>         municipal airport
>
>         2. A mid-to-large municipal airport within 30 miles
>
>         3. Western/costal part of the state
>
>         4. No private air parks
>
>         5. Reasonable property values
>
>         If you happen to know of any airports that meet some of those
>         criteria, I'd like to hear your suggestions.
>
>         Many thanks,
>
>         Jeff Luckey
>
>         Southern California
>