When you choose your home you are also joining a neighborhood.
Your considerations include:
1. Life Style Choices
- Live in the city
- Live in the suburbs
- Live on acreage
2. House Type Choices
- New or old
- Single family
- Condo
- Townhome
- One or two stories
- Fence or no fence
3. Your Activities
- List the of stores where you shop
- Recreation – parks, golf, tennis, bike, walk
- Health club
- Entertainment – movies, theatre
- Church
- Libraries
- Charities
- Is the neighborhood convenient
- Cultural programs
4. Schools
- Class size
- Test scores
- Percentage of graduates entering college
- Activities / sports, band, clubs
- Facilities
- Adult education
5. Safety
- Crime statistics
- Crime trend
- Safe for children
- Medical facilities
6. Economic Stability
- Walk the Neighborhood
- Vacant business locations
- High inventory of unsold houses
- Property value stability
- Well-maintained houses
- Landscaping groomed and mature
- Not a lot of cars in various stages of repair
- Clean streets
- Children friendly
- Charming
7. Traffic
- Noise level
- Speed
- Safety
8. Resale
- Curb appeal
- Demand for the school district
- Home
- Price history of resales
- A good investment
9. Home Owners’ Association
- a. Covenants
- b. Dues
- c. Reserves
- d. Home Owner meeting Notes
- e. Any pending lawsuits
10. Commute to Work
- Distance
- Time
- Easy or stressful
11. Attitude
- Do the homes exhibit a pride of ownership?
- Do you feel in your comfort zone in the neighborhood?
For your Colorado Real Estate Needs, contact Wade Perry wade@wadeperryproperties.com, or visit his site http://www.wadeperryproperties.com
For your Newport Beach/Laguna Beach/East Costa Mesa home needs including property management contact Matt Perry matt@perrypropertyadvisors.com or visit his site http://www.perrypropertyadvisors.com
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