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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
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Matthews, NC
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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
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