From: mdindestin@hotmail.com
Newsgroups: alt.invest.real-estate
Subject: Re: These power lines near house, are they bad??
Date: 28 Nov 2006 04:09:32 -0800
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wangchieh@wongfaye.com wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> There is this nice house that I am looking at, that has these power
> lines in the back.  Take a look at the picture here:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/phul/www/lines.jpg
>
>
> Questions:
> ---------------
>
> 1. Are these the power lines that are bad for your health?  Or are only
> the big, tall, metal ones bad for you?
>
> 2. If the county assessed the house to be $200k, how much does the
> market value fall because of this location next to the power lines and
> street?
>
> 3. What other considerations should be taken when buying a house like
> this?

These are low voltage (below 46-kV) distribution lines.  You may have
heard about EMF from transmission lines.  Transmission lines are the
ones you referred to with the metal towers although there are many
transmission lines with wood poles.

Studies have shown that even transmission lines do not have a negative
effect on appraised value.

If EMF was a major issue than then power company linemen would have
greater instances of problems than the general population.  They don't.