Building within a flood plain may carry additional construction considerations, and homeowner's insurance will undoubtedly cost more. If the lot is in a subdivision, there may be covenants associated with the property. Covenants are a list of restrictions defined by the developer to ensure the safety and comfort of all the residents in the subdivision. Covenants usually explain issues such as house size, maybe house style, types of livestock permitted and storage requirements of large vehicles. Crickenberger pointed out that often covenants fail to explain how the roads will be maintained.
Most subdivisions are on private roads.
This means the roads are not maintained by the county, city or Virginia Department of Transportation. Be sure you understand how the roads will be maintained and who will be doing it. There is usually a fee assessed each homeowner for this service. Finally, Crickenberger suggested that you consider the access to state roads. This is because statistics are developed by past sales, but the sales are all so different.