Looking at houses tomorrow!

Re: Looking at houses tomorrow!

• car_ramrod

  September 2011

  Take notes and pictures to refresh your memory about the houses individually.  make sure to check age and condition of AC/furnace/water heater/windows, etc.  Don't get blinded by fresh paint and flooring, look at the details.  Look at ceilings for water stains, etc.  Have fun!!  If you find a house you like drive around the whole neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods to make sure it is where you want to live.

  
  

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• EMWindy

  September 2011

  Ditto on the notes and pictures.   Take your time, look at details.

  One thing I did the first time around was sat down around the house - and just looked around.   It sounds creepy but here's an example:   In one house, I sat down (fully clothed) on the toilet (with the seat down) in the master bathroom - and noticed that while sitting on the toilet, there was a window I was looking directly out of, and I could see into the neighbors living room.     That house was on a lot that was too small/close to neighbors, but it took that experience for us to realize we wouldn't like that.

  Try your best to look past decorating/furniture, and focus on the features of the house and the lot/location. 

  

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• Justinlove mod

  

  September 2011

  Take pictures!  After five houses, you will start to confuse the details of each   Also, do not feel you need to scrutinize the houses your first time through.  We would do a cursory visit and then, after seeing all of them, we would decide if there were ones we wanted to take a closer look at.  We would schedule a second showing and it was then that we would really look at all the tiny details. 

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• Andrea&Scott

  September 2011

  Thank you.. will definitely pack my camera and note pad!
  

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