What to Look for When Buying a House: 10 Major Red Flags
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- 31 Mar 2023
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When buying a house, many home buyers walk though the open house, checking out the layout of the rooms and the name brands on the kitchen appliances. Smart buyers, on the other hand, know what’s really important to look for when buying a home, and it’s the structural details and the mechanicals of the home.
In competitive markets, an open house will show off a home that has been deep-cleaned, upgraded, and staged with stylish furniture. That’s nice, but it can also be window dressing that hides a multitude of problems. It’s far less important that a house looks and smells nice than that it’s been well-maintained and has good, solid bones.
Things to look for when buying a house
If you’re a first-time home buyer looking for a starter home, or if you just need to find a house you can afford, be careful not to lose sight of your goals in the home-buying process. No matter how hot the market is or how anxious you are to get an offer in before someone else buys a home you like, be sure that you also like the neighborhood and that aren’t taking on a fixer-upper you may regret.
Think of the open house as a first date. You don’t have to be a professional home inspector to decide whether a property is worth considering—or if you should move along and never look back.
Here’s what to look for when buying a house—and the red flags to look for.
Red flag No. 1: Too much scent
Don’t let the smell of fresh-baked cookies or mulling spices simmering on the stove distract you. The more aggressive a scent when you walk into the house, the greater the likelihood the seller might be trying to mask a more telling odor. Read More…
