What Do I Look For In A Home I?m Buying Now, If I

That?s a good question! You want to purchase a home that will give you a good resell value later on. To do this, look at the type of home you?re planning to purchase that may be attractive to future buyers. When you?re looking to purchase a home, check to see if some or all of these features are offered:

1. Location of the home. Is the home located in a good neighborhood that is close to schools, stores, freeways, etc...

2. Check the crime rate for the area you?re thinking about purchasing in. What are the crime rate statistics. Is the neighborhood safe?

3. Is there anticipated growth for the areas such as: new schools, stores, future planned homes, etc... How will this affect you in the future?

4. Try to make sure the square footage of your home is at least 1200, in order to increase the likelihood of being able to resell.

5. Look for homes that have at least three bedrooms as part of your prospective home purchase. This will be helpful in reselling your home in the future.

6. You may want to look at whether or not the home should have one or two stories. Most people purchasing homes are interested in two stories. However, the elderly or individuals with certain disabilities may want to purchase a home that is a single story.

7. If the home you?re thinking about purchasing has a pool, keep in mind this may limit the number of prospective buyers if you decide to sell your home. Pools don?t necessarily add much value to the home and can be expensive to maintain!

8. You may want to consider having a garage which can accommodate a minimum of two cars. This is usually an attractive and expected feature for buyers.

9. The number of bathrooms is also important. Getting a home with at minimum of two bathrooms is a must when purchasing a home for future resell.

10. Make sure the home you?re considering has a fireplace, air conditioning and heating system.

When you purchase a home, just think of being able to get a good return on your investment if you had to resell. In most cases at a bare minimum you want to get the money you have invested in your home out of it, if you had to sell for some reason. It?s even better if you can make a profit on you sale isn?t it? I thought so, just be wise when you?re purchasing your home, it?s an investment in your future!

Posted by Michael K Waite on August 17, 2009 at 06:22 PM

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Local Information for Dripping Springs, TX

Latitude: 30.191998 -- Longitude: -98.085382

ZIP Codes for Dripping Springs, Texas	78620
Area Code for Dripping Springs, Texas	512
Time zone for Dripping Springs, Texas	CST

Other Area Cities: Dripping Springs, TX Austin, TX

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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,548 people, 554 households, and 418 families residing in the city. The population density was 181.1/km² (468.7/mi²). There were 584 housing units at an average density of 68.3/km² (176.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.50% White, 0.26% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 10.59% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.73% of the population. There were 554 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.24. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Texas 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Dripping Springs	Texas	United States
Population	1,548	20,851,820	281,421,906
Median age	36.3	32.3	35.3
Median age for Male	35	31.3	34
Median age for Female	37.4	33.4	36.5
Households	554	7,393,354	105,480,101
Household population	1,548	20,290,711	273,643,273
Average household size	2.79	2.74	2.59
Families	419	5,247,794	71,787,347
Average family size	3.24	3.28	3.14
Housing units	584	8,157,575	115,904,641
Occupied units	554	7,393,354	105,480,101
Vacant units	30	764,221	10,424,540

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Local Information for Dripping Springs, TX

Latitude: 30.191998 -- Longitude: -98.085382

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