I live in a long established neighborhood with lots of big trees. I'm really getting sick of dealing with them. A few years back a fairly small branch caused $3,000 in damage to my car when it fell. Around the same time a branch came off a really big Cottonwood costing me $1,500. I have a 4 foot diameter Cottonwood that is rotting and really should come down, but I don't have $5,000 to take it down. A few weeks ago we had a severe storm come through and broke off several large branches. One fell on my motorhome without damaging it luckily.
The kicker is last night a neighbor's tree just fell over in the middle of the night with no storms or wind. It had hidden rot that could not be seen. Luckily, it fell in the only direction that would not have caused property damage. Another foot or two would have taken out the power line. Any other direction and it would have hit a house, garage, or my car.
I think right now I'd like a nice lot carved out of a farm field with no trees. They do shade the house, but I could air condition an unshaded house for several years with all the money I've spent dealing with these darned trees.