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Here’s a scenario! After months of searching you finally find
your dream home, but it’s in a new neighborhood that you may not be familiar
with. But not all is lost, there are a few
ways you can learn about the community so you’re fully informed before you dive
in at the deep end – and buy your home. Take a couple of
walks around the community Get the feel or as
the kids would say “The Vibe” Taking a couple of long walks can accomplish a
lot of things. And here is another trick- drive around the neighborhood BUT
at different times of the day. There could be a ton of cars parked when
everyone and their kids are home! How noisy is it? Are the main roads busy, any
building construction nearby? Do a Dummy Run Understand what your
day-to-day will be like living in that neighborhood. Take a trip to work on
your day off! Don’t just look how it
is on Google Earth! Get out there and
as they say “Get your hands dirty”. See if you can catch a neighbor in the
garden and have a chat. How’s the Public Transport? Is there an LRT near
or a bus stop? Maybe do a trial run and see how busy they get. If you can’t
do this, try using the ‘time of day’ function on Google Maps to get an
impression of what a rush hour commute looks like. Online Research Walk Score on Google
maps is a good feature, you can learn about the walk ability, nearby
amenities, professionals like doctors, dentists, pet parlor, and license
places. Finally, you see, it’s
worth all the work to put yourself out because you could be there for a long
time and as we say at Calgary Dream Homes - “No Surprises” GET IN TOUCH TODAY –
HAPPY HUNTING |
CHOOSING A NEIGHBORHOOD
