Admiral Home Loans

Moving from our current home to a new address has become so much easier over the 10 years. This is due largely to the ‘information revolution’ that we are living in.
Information and the large amount we can access even helps us in the emotional upheaval that some endure when they shift from your current address to your new location.
Since we are in the age of easy access to almost any kind of information – homebuyers young and not so young are looking at different areas to buy and live in like never before.
There is loads of info about all the important things that make up any area and it is available in the newspaper and on the radio and TV and most popularly it is on the net at ours homes and workplaces (don’t tell the boss!!).
We all can easily access surveys that talk about the postcode that is the healthiest or the happiest or the youngest or has the most employment or the most child care centres or the…..
The only tips that I was given before buying my first property was to park in the street one day and see if there were any smells from industrial pollution. It was genuine advice, but since I was looking in a seaside area where the closest industry was at least 20 k.m. away seemed irrelevant in the excitement of looking to buy when I was single.
Given that most homebuyers now change address every 3-5 years, we don’t really have to have a crystal ball to know if we will like the same area in 30 years time.
It is important to consider our current stage of life and maybe what we want/need in our property in 2-4 years time. Consider questions like: can/will I start a family here, will my next promotion or job require me to move to another region or city, if I get married could a potential spouse like the area/ the property, is it a suitable property to renovate if my lifestyle requires.
I heard some people talking today about moving house. They had heard that there are lots of noisy parties in the new location, so they plan to cruise the area on a Friday and Saturday night and see if they can find any likely suspect ‘party places’.
We can buy based on a real estate agent formula for selling property or you can look to buy according to your own needs.
There are some very good real estate agents about. They are the ones who ask (and listen to the answer) about what you are looking for in a property, what your needs are and what price range you are comfortable with buying in.
I will go into more detail about the real estate agent in the next 2 weeks.