With the coming of the new baby, I think it is time to think about purchasing a new house. My current apartment is too crammed with 4 adults and one baby to come.
As I discussed with friends, I realized that the following aspects should be considered when purchasing new home.
* Location, location, location. Usually the location is the most important part of the house, and it is already an accumulated factor of other factors like neighbor, school zone, etc. Within the location aspects, the following factors could be considered sub-aspects of location, like:
* neighbor: security, neighbor people
* environment: park, view
* convenience: shopping center, community center, library, sports facilitates,
* transportation: commute, bus, skytrain, highway access
* House. The house itself is the next important part as it is the main dwelling place for the family for a not-short time, usually 5-10 years. For the house, the following factors should be considered before the purchase.
* building quality: main framework, leaking, foundation
* layout: number of bedrooms, bathrooms, functional areas, full/crawl basement
* rental suite: separate entry, legal or not, second kitchen
* orientation: south backyard, lighting condition, fengshui
* roof, plumbing, outside wall
* garden, big trees
* kitchen, bathroom
* appliance
* Price. Of course, the price is the most influential factor to buy a house. Within a certain budget, you are confident to checkout the house, otherwise, you won't probably checkout the house anyway.
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