Several years ago I took a writing course of business writing and three students and I wrote a book on what to look for when buying a home. I remember interviewing a lot of people. So we get a lot of testimonials and personal experiences of where they got burned. It is my hope to someday transfer my contribution of that book to become a new and unique book. As I began to collect new material. These are a few things I want to remember when I buy another home or build a home. More will be added to the list as a comeuppance them or learn about them from experienced homeowners.

1. When you’re buying a home that has a fence. Talk to your neighbors and see what they say about who has what ownership of the fence.
2. It’s always a good idea to test all the faucets, the light fixtures and plugs before buying a home.
3. It’s also a good idea to interview neighbors about what it’s like to live in the neighborhood. For example, in certain towns. It may stink really bad because a business needs to clean out their chicken coops. That’s make the smell for several months while the rest of the year. It smells okay.
4. If you have a chance to be in the house during a windy day and you have the windows closed. You may want to use a burning candle or lighter to devote close to the Windows to see if air comes in. The same might be said for the doorways.
5. Take the smell of the house do you smell mold or do you see signs of water damage?
6. As you look around inside the cupboards and closets and outside the house do you see signs of repair or damage? This might be important because if you have some boards that open to the interior part of the house, your pipes might freeze during hard winters.
7. If you have trees and plants around the house. Write down what kind they are and asked about the history.
8. As you walk around the floors and go up and down the steps. Pay attention to what my Creek or something needs be lubricated when you try to open a door, etc.
9. Check the outside. Pressure head against the fence to have stable areas. Use a hose and spray water on the driveway, the steps, the porch and see where the water flows.
10. You might want to look up city sites that list criminals and child molesters and cedar might be the community.

These are just a few ideas of what you might look for when buying a home. More will be added once I devote my full attention to this particular book.

I have to admit, that when I went how shopping, I don’t have much of an artistic eye. I was fortunate that the former homeowners of my house decorated the front room walls in an artistic manner. I would’ve had the foresight to do such myself. Another nice thing about buying a whole can somebody else is when you buy a home from someone that has done a lot of work on their yard or has started growing a garden and you can read the benefits of all their hard labor. Those are some wonderful things to consider when buying a home. One of the things I really appreciate about my home is that there is a storage shed in my back yard.

If you have purchased a home or if you rent an apartment or condo, what advice would you give? Have you learned something the hard way? What advice would you give to people of what should they look for when buying or renting a home? Please feel free to share your ideas and experiences in the comment section this blog. Thank you.