Buying a home is a big commitment, and you want to make sure you’re getting the best deal possible for you and your family. It’s a lot like marriage. You want to make sure you are buying exactly what you want before you make that commitment. It’s not very easy to get out of it if you find out it’s not exactly what you want. Don’t you wish you had a checklist to tell you if what you’re looking to buy is a good fit or not?
So here’s a few things you can use to evaluate whether or not a potential home is a good fit for you or not.
- Check the roof and determine if it’s in need of repair. Does it look new or doest it look like it needs repair? If the home has a new roof, it could mean a lower home owner insurance rate. Repairing or upgrading a roof is definitely not cheap.
- Don’t judge a room by the paint job. The color of paint for rooms in a prospective home should not be a deal-breaker. You want to imagine what the walls will look like once you have the opportunity paint them.
- Check the temperature. Figure out if the heating and cooling are in good working order. Make sure you evaluate the different parts of the home to feel the temperature. Depending on your geographic location and the season, you may need to ask what the home is like throughout different times of the year.
- Determine what your deal-breakers are beforehand. Every person and/or family has some deal-breakers when they decide to search for a home. It’s important to determine what those are for you. It may be the kind of kitchen, the kind of bathrooms or bedrooms, etc.
- Look at the plumbing. Another important aspect of a home to analyze before a purchase is the plumbing. Plumbing issues can be very expensive to fix as a new home-buyer, and some of the issues may not arise until after a new home warranty expires. So be sure to look at some of the main plumbing areas in your potential new home.
- Check the layout of the land. The land that your home sits on is very important because it can provide clues as to whether it’s a good location or not. Is it prone to flooding, or shifting in the soil? Be sure to walk around the land before you sign on the dotted line.
- What’s the smell like? As soon as you walk into a home you can get a feel for who lived there and how well they took care of the property. Let your nose be your guide to determine any potential problem areas. Does it smell like mold or sewage? Or has there been damage from the pets of previous owners? The smells can provide indication for some problem areas in a home.
- Check the insulation in the attic, check the insulation around the pipes, and around the pipes. If you’re looking at a home in areas with cold weather, you want to make sure the insulation in your home is in good working order. The last thing you want to deal with after moving into and renovating a home is adding on another expense of improving your insulation.
- Turn on the the lights, check the handles, check the faucets, and other things. You want to test all of the different switches, values, and latches in the home. If there are problems it’s always a good negotiation point to bring the asking price of the home lower.
- Have a home professional inspection done. The last thing you want is to buy the house and later discover a massive issue that could have been found if you had only conducted a professional home inspection. A realtor like myself always has great inspectors to call on to help you in your particular situation.
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