Check it Out from All Angles

I know a woman who has lived in her home for many, many years and she seemed perfectly content. So I was surprised one day when she said, “If I had come over here at night, I would never have agreed to buy this house.” This woman didn’t like the fact that the end of her street was not well-lit at night. This was something she hadn’t noticed when she and her husband considered the house because they only visited the area in the daytime.

That got me to thinking: sometimes people really do not thoroughly investigate the area they are considering. Now this woman does not regret her purchase; she was simply saying that she did not do all the research she could have.

I know someone else who bought in a transitioning neighborhood and said, post-purchase, that they didn’t realize just how many vacant buildings were on the block because she was so focused on their own building.

As a potential homeowner, you do need to focus on the property you want to buy.

When you are looking at a home, don’t forget to:

Drive through the area at night
Look at the surrounding blocks
Think about the commute