by carolinaone_marketing
11. July 2014 06:12
Since you’re in the market for a house, what features are already on your “must have” list? Do you want a home that has a wrap around porch so that you can lounge in and enjoy the nice weather? Are your children insisting that your new home have a pool because they love to swim? Do you need a home with at least one extra room so that you can have a home office? Whether you’re looking for a family home in Goose Creek, SC or a historic house in Charleston, there are some features that every home should have.
Functioning plumbing
If that characteristic sounds weird to you, you’ve clearly never spent months and thousands of dollars on plumbing repairs. Homes with plumbing problems can be money pits, since even some “simple” plumbing repairs can cost a lot of money. Pluming problems don’t just cause problems for your sinks, drains, and pipes, leaking water could encourage mold growth that can lead to structural and health problems. Take some time to run a few of the faucets in your new home, and check to see how long it takes for your drains to empty.
Good structure
A home with a sound structure should be the goal for every home buyer in the market. Buying a home with significant structural damage will end up costing you a lot of money in repairs, and can make it almost impossible to sell if you decide to move. Never buy a home that has issues with the foundation, regardless of how “minor” they may seem. When you tour homes look for large cracks along the foundation outside and on the walls of the basement. Do a very thorough check for mold and water damage. Sometimes people can see a few spots of mold on the walls, and then discover to a significant portion of the inner portion of the walls are rotting with mold. A thorough home inspector can help make sure that your home doesn’t have any big problems.
Easily changeable decor
A home with wall-to-wall shag carpeting or garishly painted walls may not look like a catch, but if the only things keeping you from buying a home are décor related you should consider yourself lucky. If you could see a home that could be improved with new carpet or a few coats of paint, jump on it while you still can. A few cans of paint or new carpeting really are not that expensive, and if you’re handy you may be able to handle all of the work yourself.