How to buy a house or apartment – 5 bad advice you shouldn’t follow

By focusing all your attention on the parameters of the apartment, you can find a real treasure: spacious, bright, and renovated. It’s okay if there are abandoned construction sites and garage complexes outside the windows. In the meantime, you are taking your child to school, which is an hour from home, and you will have time to discuss safety rules on the street. Have you heard such advice?

1. Study the apartments, the areas are all the same

If serious Choose new housing based on the characteristics of the area. It is not necessary to choose an expensive apartment in the center. But it is important to look at the negative parameters: factories, abandoned houses, highways, garage complexes. And correlate them with positive parameters: the presence of parks, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, low crime rates, and proximity to the metro.

The seller showed a power of attorney from the owner, he is his great-nephew and is helping the old man sell the apartment. It’s unlikely that anything can go wrong. Just skim the power of attorney for the sake of decency.

2. Is the apartment being sold by proxy? Don’t study it in detail

If serious When buying a home, you need to carefully check the documents. For example, a power of attorney may turn out to be fake. The authenticity of the document must be checked. It is also worth asking the owner to meet in person at least once. Also, make sure that the seller’s passport details match those indicated in the power of attorney. And that he is authorized to sell housing, and not just sign documents for someone.

The balcony is combined with the bedroom and there are no inconvenient ledges between them. A bathtub was installed in the bedroom, and a panoramic window was installed in the kitchen. There will be a reason to brag to neighbors who do not have such luxury.

3. It doesn’t matter that the apartment is in poor condition, the main thing is that it’s your own

If serious Carefully inspect the entire apartment and check it with the registration certificate. If redevelopments have been carried out, they must be approved. Changes that cannot be agreed upon will still have to be returned to the correct form.

The balcony is combined with the bedroom and there are no inconvenient ledges between them. A bathtub was installed in the bedroom, and a panoramic window was installed in the kitchen. There will be a reason to brag to neighbors who do not have such luxury.

4. The former owners did an interesting redevelopment, that’s a plus

If serious Carefully inspect the entire apartment and check it with the registration certificate. If redevelopments have been carried out, they must be approved. Changes that cannot be agreed upon will still have to be returned to the correct form.