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Tip:
Do You Know How to Choose Where
You Want To Live?
Location,
location, location is one of the most important aspects of the
purchase and resale value of a home to consider when both buying
and selling. Carefully choosing the area you wish to live in will
provide you with years of enjoyment while you live there and the
benefit of a higher resale value when you move.
Here are
some important questions to keep in mind when you shop for your
next home:
- What is traffic like on the road where you’d like to live?
Are there pedestrian crossings and sidewalks on both sides of
the road? Are there any future plans for road widening or
development?
- What are
the plans for surrounding property - uses, rezoning,
development? (Answers may be common knowledge, but they should
be investigated at the Planning, Zoning and Building
Departments of the Town/City Hall.)
- Where is public
and school transportation located?
- How far
is the house from schools, shopping, recreation, religious and
medical centers.
- How far
is the house from your place of work? What kind of
commute is available, public transit, car pools?
- What do
the local property taxes amount to? Are there any special
assessments for properties in the area?
- What is
the condition and the state of occupancy of other homes in the
area?
- Check
with the local Police Department as to whether the area you
may wish to live in is a problem area.
- Are
property values on the rise or falling in comparison to
surrounding areas?
One of the
best ways to get a feeling" for various neighbourhoods is
to drive through them, noting the kinds of homes, yards and people
you see there.
When you
plan to buy a home, call or e-mail
us , We welcome your questions and will happily council you on
your areas of choice.
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