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Considerations When Buying
This is probably the single most important
consideration to keep in mind when buying a home. In the real estate business, it is
said that three things count in establishing property value: location, location,
location. Houses may be updated, renovated, and improved, but neighborhoods and
communities tend to retain their basic character and market value over periods of time.
Is the home in a safe neighborhood where people want to move, buy homes, and raise
families? Is there access to schools, transportation, and shopping? Is the
area run-down, filled with high crime, or noisy? Are people moving away to better
places to live? Look for an area where homes sell quickly and easily. It's a
good sign if houses stay on the market for less than three months; if it takes six months
or more for homes to sell, look elsewhere. Avoid neighborhoods with a large number
of undeveloped lots, abandoned homes, poorly maintained homes and yards, a large number of
FOR SALE signs, or mixed zoning (commercial and residential together).
This Homebuyers Tip was excerpted from:
How To Buy A House, Condo, or Co-op, by Michael C. Thomsett and Consumers Union of the
United States, Inc., 1996,
ISBN# 08904438331
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