Buy With Confidence: A Home Buying Checklist April 12, 2011

Whether it’s your first time buying a home or your third, it’s always a challenge. It is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life, so you want to make it carefully. By walking into the St. James Plantation Real Estate you’re considering with a checklist of criteria, you will make finding your dream home much easier.
Use our checklist below as a starting point when evaluating a home you might want to buy:

• Check out the neighborhood including local schools, crime rate, traffic, zoning and work commutes
• Find out the age of the home and whether it is made of wood or brick
• Evaluate the overall condition of the exterior including the foundation, roof and garage
• Consider the source of heat in the home and decide whether  you prefer gas or electric
• Ask about the age of the heating system, water heater and electrical wiring
• Find out estimated costs of monthly or annual water, heating and electric bills
• Evaluate property boundaries, landscaping and backyard fencing
• Check the number of bedrooms and bathrooms
• Decide if there is the potential to expand or enlarge the home
• Find out if the home is building code compliant
• Hire a certified home inspector to conduct a home inspection as well as any other inspections that may be necessary
• Talk to the neighbors to gather any additional information about the neighborhood or house

While this list is just meant to point you in the right direction, by bringing a comprehensive checklist with you to the St. James Plantation Real Estate you visit, you will be able to quickly eliminate the homes that don’t fit your needs. You will also have something concrete to look at once you get home and are discussing your options.
The more information you have about a home, the more confident you will be in making your home-buying decisions.


Ken Keegan Real Estate Broker
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