GETTING ESTABLISHED 



back from the highway a hundred feet or more 

 as a means of eliminating noise and promoting 

 safety especially if children are in the family. 

 The location of a home directly on one of the 

 main arteries of traffic destroys many of the 

 advantages of country life, owing to the distract- 

 ing noises that accompany intensive truck and 

 passenger traffic. 



The age of buildings and their previous 

 care have a direct relation to their value, 

 particularly if they are of frame construction. 

 If the buildings have been standing for a number 

 of years, full allowance must be made for 

 depreciation and repairs incident to weathering 

 and long usage. The actual investment repre- 

 sented in a building erected under war or post- 

 war conditions may not be in line with present 

 values. In measuring the value of the principal 

 buildings that are already on a tract, careful 

 consideration should be given to the cost of 

 replacement. Consideration should be given also 

 to the outbuildings that may be on such a 

 place. Instead of being an asset to the property, 

 they may be a distinct liability if they are not 

 directly useful to the intending purchaser. 

 From the standpoint of economy of maintenance 

 and generally good appearance, it is much better 

 to have one building serve a number of purposes 

 than to have a number on different parts of the 



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