• alokir@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Before buying your fitst home:

    • bring someone with more experience than you to have a look at it, maybe even a professional
    • scout out the area (on foot) during the day, evening and night
    • visit local businesses like cafés, restaurants, bakeries etc.
    • look at statistics like crime and air quality
    • have a talk with the neighbors, get a sense of the community if you can, otherwise just observe while taking walks
    • if applicable, call the home owner’s representative (or whatever the equivalent is where you live), ask them about the home, neighborhood, community, expenses, plans for the future etc.
    • have a set budget of how much you want to spend on it before you move in, don’t overstep that amount