Are those Power Lines going to affect the sale or purchase of a home in Barrington Hills?
First let me tell you I cannot give you the answer about how living near power lines will or will not affect your health or your children's health. I am not a Doctor or a Scientist. There are however plenty of articles online some of which talk about:
- Alzheimer's disease
- Cancer
- Children and Leukemia
- How Much EMF is Too Much
- How Close is Too Close
I have to assume that the closer you are to them, if there are side effects then you will be more prone to those side effects.
Here is a link to the most interesting article I found http://www.emwatch.com/PowerLines.htm It also has links to other articles published about living near power lines.
Barrington Hills has power lines running north south on the west side of the village and there are homes in very close proximity to them.
Selling Your Barrington Hills Home Near The Power Lines.
If you have a home in Barrington Hills IL that you will be selling than be prepared for a longer marketing time than normal. There is no doubt that the human race, especially parents are cautious creatures. Some will know the area well enough and decide to skip the home completely. Others will come and look at the home and stay a very short time - they will not even consider living there. However be assured that there is a buyer for every home - yours included.
The one thing you should not do is engage any Realtor or any potential buyer in a discussion about the power lines. The buyers are going to have to do their own research and make their own minds up. Just like you did when you bought or built the house.
Buying a Home In Barrington Hills near The Power Lines.
Hopefully by now you have read some of the articles at the link above, and have formed some opinions and maybe even a conclusion about whether you will live either next to or close to the power lines. It certainly is not my job to tell you it is safe or unsafe. I have my opinions but they are 100% irrelevant here. You and you alone are going to have to make your own decision based on the information you have.
One more thing you should consider is re-sale.
Perhaps you had not even thought about it!
This is often the case - until you visit a home that is next to them - you likely had not thought about it much if at all. This happened to me and a buyer client just this last weekend. We were looking at a foreclosure in Barrington Hills on that snowy Saturday and he was alerted by the constant hum that the property was adjacent to the lines.
Corinne Guest
Realtor & Managing Broker
Royal Advocate Realty, Barrington
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Corinne,
What a great post with links to information to help a buyer make an educated decision! The perfect answer is INFORMATION....
The key in real estate purchases is Location, Location, Location!
Happy New Year!
Howdy and Morning Corinne
Power lines sure is a subject that folks, have been talked about for many many moons. The one thing that I know about then, is Deers like to follow them. Your blog post, sure is a mighty fine one. Hope you and your family, have a safe and Happy New Year!
Corinne: I have read and heard just enough to be nervous and skeptical regarding this issue. I'm sure I'm not alone. As an ex-appraiser, I believe buyers need to be aware of ALL things that might effect them while living in a home ... and also when they go to sell a home. Not enough consideration is given to the latter and it is often overlooked or not given enough weight. Your article provides great food for thought ... and provides a little "fodder" for buyers and sellers both to chew on. This topic is "reality" ...
Gene