Maybe you’re starting a new job, just got a transfer, are getting hitched, or want to move near your parents. Whichever the reason, when house-hunting, here’s Part 1 of the Dos and Don’ts of House Hunting: What to Look for, What to Ask and How to Decide.
1. Play Area/Parking – You aren’t raising zombies’ right? Thus, always ascertain that there’s a safe play area for the small ones and a designated parking area – not outside the gate, or some place where kids are least likely to dent and scratch your or other people’s vehicles.
2. The water situation – is the water soft or hard? Is it from a borehole or a connected to the municipal grid? How much will each unit cost? This can help you plan ahead on types of heaters to use, kitchen gadgets, washing detergents or if you’ll need extra storage.
3. Balcony – Every good rental deserves a good balcony, where you can chill at on Sunday afternoons and watch the sunset, grow some plants or flowers, thus, it ought to be private. Shared balconies are a Big No.
4. Proximity – Are the houses in close proximity to the bus stop, the market or shopping center? Also, what’s the state of the road? The closer it is, the lesser you’ll have to spend extra on bodabodas.
5. Windows - No one other than yourself and people residing in your home should have access to your windows. Houses with windows within common areas like verandas and staircases should be avoided.
6. Clothes lines – Where do tenants hang their clothes to dry? On the top roof – Wonderful! On the balcony – That’s the norm but it somehow makes even the most elegant of a flat appear slummish.
7. Trashy – When are trash days? Do you need to separate your trash? How much does it cost? Are trash bags provided? Is there a den to dispose it off before trash day?
8. Churches – Are you surrounded by churches? The closer it/they are, the more the noise pollution especially during night-time keshas and early morning services.
9. Locks – Is it bring your own padlock kind of a door or, will the landlord give you a key for the locks. If latter, will they be left with a spare? Can they be trusted?
10. Guard/Caretaker – A good housing building has a live-in caretaker, and a guard; if not for the day, a night one is essential for everyone’s security.
11. Extra security - Is the perimeter wall secure. Do the security lights work? Is there an alarm system?
12. Pets - Can you bring in your fur friends along? Or a chicken maybe…or rabbits?
See you next week for the final part of Do's and Don'ts of House Hunting
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