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ELMS ON #HOMEBUYING:
LOCATION
Location 1: Civil. State, county, & local laws (including home purchase procedures, construction practices, & zoning), taxes, affordability, economy & jobs, infrastructure & transportation, health access, education, safety, politics, culture.
LOCATION
Location 1: Civil. State, county, & local laws (including home purchase procedures, construction practices, & zoning), taxes, affordability, economy & jobs, infrastructure & transportation, health access, education, safety, politics, culture.
Location 2: Geographic. City/suburban/rural. Mountains/valleys/plains, coast/river/swamp, desert/forest/scrubland/farmland. Climate, weather, humidity, storms, floods, drought, wildfire. Flora/fauna/bugs. Aquifer/springs/water supply. Soils/sinkholes/volcanos/geysers/earthquakes.
Location 3: Site. Tract/custom estate/condo/historic. View. Shade/sun. Corner/hillside lot, std 1/4 acre lot, zero clearance lot. Bedrock/landfill/graded. Clay soil/drainage. Air/water quality. Commute time. Proximity to amenities/nuisances/emergency services/shopping/transport.
To research US property locations in depth, check out the US Geological Survey TopoView maps. These maps go back to 1880 & show original creeks & drainage, mountains & landmarks as they were before recent grading & leveling of the land. #realestate #land
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Also check Google Maps for map views, satellite photos, & street views of the prospective property. These may be several years old, but you can still investigate neighborhoods & street connections & check out a plan view of the property in relation to shopping, transport, etc.
ALWAYS HAVE TWO ROADS OUT. Don& #39;t buy the home at the head of the canyon that gets surrounded by wildfire or engulfed by avalanche. Don& #39;t buy the lowland home across the bridge from the only road out of the flood plain. Insurance is fine, but not getting dead is better.
You& #39;d be amazed at what your real estate agent doesn& #39;t know about local geography & geology, about liquifaction zones & settling foundations, about leaky basements & perpetually soggy lawns & the Great Flood of 1952. The LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY knows much; check them out.
EXAMPLE: Sacramento, current homebuying boomtown extraordinaire, was hit in 1850 by a massive flood that destroyed much & drowned the rest in 6 ft of water. Levees were built & all downtown streets were elevated to the former second story of major buildings. Ground level ain& #39;t.
Check out the story of Sacramento & it& #39;s continual rebuilding of the levees here: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/history/when-sacramento-became-levee-city/103-48d5063b-ad48-4b32-9709-c7ca4fe8ea79">https://www.abc10.com/article/n...
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