A Concise Guide to Finding The Right First Home For You
When booking viewings for houses in and around the area that you’re hoping to move to, there’s a seemingly endless number of factors to consider, not least your budget for the initial deposit and the affordability of your mortgage and the bills moving forward.
Aside from financial considerations, you also need to make sure you can see yourself living in any potential new home for the foreseeable future. To help you with this, read on to discover a concise guide to finding the right home for you.
Location is Everything
It may well be the case that you’re moving due to a new job, or another opportunity in your personal life, and if so, the location of your new home has already been chosen for you.
If not, then location, after your budget of course, is the most important consideration, mainly as everything else about your new property can typically be changed, just not the actual location.
Consider the following:
How far away the nearest town, city, and shopping centres are
The future plans for development in the area
Nearby schools and colleges
Whether the property is on a main road or in a secluded street
Decide Upon Your Must-Haves
Everybody’s needs and desires for their next home will vary significantly from one family to the next, and as such, it’s essential to pin down your must-haves, so that you don’t find that you’ve compromised too much further down the line.
Perhaps you’re the proud pet parent of a Siberian Husky or another larger dog, and therefore, you need a bigger garden at the back of any property you’re considering, or maybe you have physical impairments which mean that you’d be much happier and more comfortable in a bungalow?
Whatever your personal requirements, make sure you don’t end up sacrificing your core needs due to an overly persuasive estate agent, or a tempting reduction on the list price.
Consider Buying a New-Build
Taking a tour around prestigious new homes in Lincolnshire, you’ll see for yourself the plethora of advantages to choosing a new-build property over an older one, with such benefits including the following:
More available financing options
An eco-friendlier property
An extended warranty
A blank slate which you can inject your own personal style and character onto
The lack of a costly and delay-inducing chain
Be Thorough During a Viewing
When it comes to viewing a potential property, make sure you don’t attend the initial viewing on your own and instead bring along another member of your family or a close friend who has your best interests at heart.
This way, together you’ll have an objective eye to inspect the vital components of each property, including any areas requiring replacements or repairs, damage to kitchen cabinets, patches of damp in the corner of the ceiling, and any other potential issues.
Make sure that you test everything, from flushing each toilet and running each tap, to checking everything else throughout the property is fully functional.