The Neighborhood

If you want to be entirely satisfied with your new home, be sure that you can answer yes to the following questions:

• Is the house suitably located for schools, churches, shopping facilities, transportation and your place of work?
  
  
• Is the neighborhood well maintained and are the other houses similar in type and price range to the one you wish to buy?
  
  
• Does the area have local zoning laws or deed restrictions which will protect the neighborhood? Zoning laws and deed restrictions protect against such things as the construction of commercial property in residential areas, and may regulate lot sizes, the types of houses that can be built in the area, and whether or not manufactured homes may be placed on privately owned land.
  
  
• Is the house located so that you won't be bothered by noise, dirt, and danger from highways and other streets with heavy traffic?
  
  
• If not already installed, will there be adequate streets, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters? These items are called "offsite improvements," and you should be sure which of these improvements are included in the sales price of the house and that they will be provided without additional cost to you.

Remember that if "offsite improvements," such as sidewalks, street curbs and pavements, storm sewers and sanitary sewers are not included in the purchase price, their cost may be assessed against you if they are installed by the city or county, and you will have to pay for them later. It is a good idea to have the builder or seller list on the purchase agreement the "offsite improvements" which are included in the sales price.

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