If you’re a home buyer, how long does it take to finally
decide on choosing the perfect home for you to
live in? THAT is
actually uncertain, but more often than not, it takes about a month or more to
settle on which home you’d choose to purchase, isn’t that right? Why does it
take this long? One factor to this is that you actually don’t have the luxury
of time to check up on the type of neighborhood where the said property is
located. Otherwise you don’t make time, and wouldn’t bother checking anyway.
It’s because most buyers would pay more attention on the dwelling that fits
their budget, and their dreams of having a better lifestyle. You may have a
magnificent mansion, expensive appliances, glorious house detail, and rich
taste in themes of each room in your house, but what if one day you wake up and
realize that you’re actually feeling distressed due to the fact that you
inhabit a place where the neighborhood doesn’t fit you at all? The people, the
amenities, the establishments, the whole environment surrounding you and your
home, and all the other factors that determine whether or not you're living the
American dream. These are the things you have mislooked as a buyer.
People often move-in to another house due to divorce,
downsizing or getting ready to start a family, these are life changing events
for any individual. Without bothering to verify for themselves, they would
usually move-in in areas of low crime rates, good
school and low taxes,
even if these are just hearsay from friends or close relatives and other people
they know. Assuming without assurance is overrated, your agent should be well
aware of your needs and concerns, although if you remain unconvinced, the best
thing for you to do is to scope out your supposedly soon-to-be neighborhood.
Honestly, there’s nothing wrong if you try to find out the crime rate records
of the area, it’s for your own safety anyway, besides, it’s ideal to do a
background check and double checking on everything before you settle in. A neighborhood behaves differently at night than
during daytime and afternoon, try to observe and compare if this neighborhood
has wilder things going on when all the lights go out. If that’s the case, then
you should be alarmed. Investigating your neighborhood is not as hard as
mission impossible, a simple drive or walk around the community will do.
Schools, medical services, police departments, fire departments etc. these are
particularly important when choosing a rural or suburban neighborhood,
especially for those who have children. As much as possible visit your
soon-to-be neighborhoods not just once, but do it at different times of the day
and in different days of the week. It may seem like a lot of work for you, but
trust me, it’s worth it. After all, this is vital in fulfilling your American
Dream.
“When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.” -Suze Orman
Sometimes we tend to set our focus on things that need to be
done immediately, in our haste we become unorganized and begin to disregard
some other minor, if not major factors that we also need to put consideration
on. In buying your house, do take time to explore your environment, ask
yourself, is this a nice place to live in? Is this healthy and suitable for my
family? Is it safe for us to stay here? If you’re satisfied with your answer,
then go ahead and make your decision, that document has been waiting for you to
affix your signature. Welcome to your new home!
