Residential properties on busy streets are typically a negative on resale and the homeowner unless the new owner is looking to also use that home for commercial purposes and is willing/able to advertise that business with a sign on the premises. Even if the home itself is on a short culdesac, if a nearby road is busy, in some cases, you may get woken up by sirens in the night if you're a light sleeper, your home doesn't have good sound-proofing, and you don't use anything to dampen noise.
Here I'd like to go over how you can identify the issue before visiting a property or while considering an offer if it's an important one to you.
The Best Place to Go to Find a Map of Busy Streets in VA
The Best Place to Go to Find a Spreadsheet of Busy Streets in VA
The Best Place to Go to Find Busy Streets in Other States
The Best Place to Go to Find Street Views & other imagery (i.e. noise barriers for interstate traffic near homes)
The Best Place to Go to Find Current Traffic
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