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BRING THE BIG VIEW
INDOORS
Turned out, the answer to the dilemma of where
to build new communities was located just out-
side city limits.
"We looked at towns outside the city such as La
Salle, Stonewall and Dugald, and realized that liv-
ing there would add only a few more minutes to a
homeowner's commute," Comack says. "Consider-
ing how much more they'd be getting for living in
one of those areas, it seemed to us that spending
a few extra minutes in the car cruising along the
highway wouldn't be that big a deal."
It became obvious just how much more
home buyers would be getting for purchas-
ing a new home on the city's doorstep when
Ventura began buying lots to build those
homes on.
"not only were people paying considerably
less for a lot in, say, La Salle, than you would
for a comparable lot in the city, but they were
getting wider, deeper lots with bigger side
yards — and paying significantly lower taxes
at the same time," Comack says.
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