| Whether you are in the process of first time home | | | | doesn't have to have a spotless police blotter - but |
| buying, or you're a real estate pro at buying homes, | | | | you better make sure convicted child predators, |
| the old, but wise saying still holds true... The three | | | | felons and other bad folks are in the area. There are |
| most important things to consider when buying a | | | | many ways to check for this in your locational |
| home are location, location and location. For this | | | | detective work.c) Good schools. |
| reason alone - location education is a "must learn" on | | | | This is very important if you have younger children, |
| your home buying checklist. | | | | or are planning to have children. It also has proven to |
| Most things which provide value to a home can, to at | | | | be a key element of many people's home buying |
| least some degree, point back to a home's location. A | | | | checklist - thus, it increases home demand in a given |
| great home in a bad location will never be more than | | | | "good schools" location. |
| an overall average home, and a stinker of a home in | | | | 2) Street location. |
| a great location will usually find willing buyers. | | | | A great home in a desirable neighborhood, but with |
| Draw upon my real estate knowledge and let me | | | | bad access, high adverse noise influence or other |
| provide some locational assistance - which is one of | | | | negative factors street factors must be considered - |
| the key first time home buying tips. | | | | or you may have trouble selling the home down the |
| Let's take a closer look at what this "Location, | | | | road. |
| location, location" phrase really means. If you're a first | | | | 3) Amenities Location |
| time home buyer it's okay to admit you haven't | | | | I live in a neat, little addition that is tucked away off |
| decided exactly which location feature is "most" | | | | a significant carrier and is just a couple of minutes |
| important to you now as you're looking for just yet. | | | | from the local mall, restaurants, movie theatre, health |
| However, from a home value perspective, here are | | | | club. I can't tell you how much I love this aspect of |
| three key Location elements to consider during your | | | | our location. And, while I frankly didn't even fully |
| first time home buying experience: | | | | consider it when we built the home - the amenity |
| 1) Neighborhood Location. | | | | location has propelled home values to very lucrative |
| Many things make a neighborhood desirable, but | | | | levels for homeowners in the addition. |
| three primary universal factors are:a) Conformity of | | | | Some folks make the mistake of finding an ideal |
| homes to a high quality standard. | | | | "retreat" home that is often in the middle of |
| Homes in your location should be well built and in | | | | nowhere. Guess what? Others may or may not have |
| good condition. If half the homes are in dis-repair, and | | | | a desire to live that far removed. So, use caution |
| the other half have become rentals - keep looking!b) | | | | when considering an amenity location - is it universal? |
| Safety of neighborhood. | | | | Looking for more tips to consider - I'm happy to help! |
| Your potential location should be overall safe. It | | | | |