Location, Location, Location

The three most important factors in finding the right home is location, location, location.

The location of your new home is critical. 

• How far will you have to drive to work?
• How good are the local schools, shopping centers, public transportation, senior services and other neighborhood amenities?
• Will your new neighbor be a vacant lot or a commercial property?

Even a picture-perfect dream home can be a mistake if it is in an undesirable location, and a poorly located home can be a particularly bad choice, if you anticipate reselling the home within a few years.

Checklists are a great way to remember what you like or do not like about the homes you see.  Rather than relying on your memory, make notes about the homes you visit.  Turn your priorities into a personalized home-shopping checklist and use it to track the features of each home.