The Little Things Matter
When you are looking at a home make sure that you take your time and pay attention to the little things. Often times buyers get caught up in the big things, like the size of the kitchen, or the size of the yard or number of bedrooms, and forget about the little things. Sometimes these little things can become big problems. So when you are walking through a property stop and check out the small stuff too. Take your time and pay attention to these following things:
- What’s That Smell? – notice the way the house smells as you walk through it. A strong odor, particularly a strong musty odor, can be a sign that something is not right with the house. This would warrant further investigation and could be a sign that the house has a mold problem.
- How Clean Is It? – if the house has cobwebs in the corners, dirty windows, a weedy over run lawn and crumbling driveway than the sellers of the house obviously did not spend a lot of time taking care of the property. And while this in itself may not be a big deal it should sound some alarms in your head. Chances are that if the sellers did not look after the little things they also neglected the bigger things as well such as the plumbing and heating. Make sure that the house that you buy has everything properly installed and that no shortcuts were taken.
In the next installment we will continue to look at other ways that the little things can really add up to make a big difference on what property you buy. It is important not to overlook the little things because they can end up causing big problems.
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Hi Sean,
It’s important to pay attention to the details. You want to go over any property you’re considering buying with a fine tooth comb. You just don’t want to miss anything.
You can tell a lot by the way the house is presented.
Mouldy smells is a good sign of rising damp which is a real problem, and costly to fix. It would go without saying to use a little common sense when buying a property.