We Found It!

You've found a property you want to call "yours".  Remember "Grounded Excitement"?  Well, this is where it really comes in.  Prior to making your offer it's a good idea and if time allows, to visit the property at a different times of day-morning, afternoon, evening, late night, and different days of the week. 

A property will "feel" different during the day than it does at night, and differently during the week than on the weekend.  Listen to the neighborhood sounds and activity at different times and on different days - there will be a difference probably between a weekday/night and a weekend day/night. 

Get out of your car, walk around, and decide if the neighborhood amenities and proximity to what's important to you will make you as happy as living in the house.

Check here for community profiles, demographics and other information important to you and your decisions.  Another possibility is Neighborhood Information. 

Crime statistics and sex offender information can be checked online (usually under county links or the sheriff's website), or at the local police department (who would know better than they would), or crime.org.

Next, if time allows, we'll make another appointment to tour the property once more, with your detailed checklist included in your booklet we give you.  This will be invaluable in evaluating the property prior to making your offer and when the time comes to do a property inspection.  We also advise our clients to make a pro and con worksheet based on their needs and wants in the property they want to live in and eventually buy