An important factor to consider when you are buying a home is the neighborhood. The neighborhood tells a lot about the people who live there, such as a single person, growing families, two-career couples, or retirees. Your neighborhood needs to suit your needs and fit your personality.
Scout the neighborhood!
Before buying a house, scout the neighborhood in person.
- Talk to the people who live there.
- Drive through the entire area at different times of the day, during the week and on weekends. This will give you a good feel for the neighborhood.
- Look carefully at how well other homes in the area are maintained. Are they painted? Are the yards cared for? Are cars in good condition? These are just a couple of questions you should consider when scouting the neighborhood.
Neighborhood factors to consider:
- Look for things like access to major thoroughfares, highways, and shopping. What do you want or need to be around?
- Listen for noise created by commerce, roads, railways, public areas, schools, etc.
- Smell the air for adjacent commerce or agriculture.
- Check with local police, fire, and school officials to find information about the area.
- Research the soil and water.
- Look at traffic patterns around the area during different times of the day. This will assess your drive to your work, as well.
- Is the neighborhood near parks, churches, recreation areas, shopping, movie theatres, restaurants, transportation, schools, etc.?
- Where do your daily activities take place?
- Find out if the neighborhood belongs to a Homeowner’s Association.
If you are struggling to find the right neighborhood, or maybe you don’t know where to start, contact The Vince Carter Team at 270-908-0020.
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