Flat vs. Cliff

Canyon Lake is a community built into the hills and mountains surrounding a man-made lake. There are properties with varying views and property lines. Question is, should you choose to build on a flat lot or on a cliff? For us, we were moving into a canyon community that cliff homes are a norm. I felt like every flat lot we looked at, there was always a house above looking down onto our property and into our home. Privacy was a real issue. When I saw the lot on Inspiration Point, it was steep and the Realtor I was with didn’t seem to bat an eye as that’s how a majority of the homes were built in the community. I was also a big fan that we were going to own a home on Inspiration Point, what a name huh? Couldn’t be any more of a better fit for us after all the ups and downs of the house hunting we have done. We had our general contractor come over for a visit to talk through budgets and so forth. He was adamant that we needed to buy a flat lot as these cliff homes are difficult and costly to build. The privacy factor and the view outweighed the risk itself so we went with our gut and purchased the cliff lot. We told our general contractor that we are all up for the challenge. Three years later and our general contractor still complains. I am definitely still happy with our decision. We will see how it all turns out.