How do you determine where and how the house will sit on its lot? A house's positioning is significant, says Dan Fitzpatrick, owner of Fitzpatrick Real Estate and seller of acreage lots. Placement affects the building's ambience indoors and out and impacts the resale value.

Visualize your house on the lot, Fitzpatrick advises. Picture the location and exposure, and if you have trouble visualizing, look for houses similar to yours on lots similar to yours.

And here's another Fitzpatrick tip to punch up the picturing process: An acre is a football field big.

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