Posted to The Age (27/11/2011) on 30/11/2011 at 7:06 PM
Commenting on "Sounding out a postcode"
http://theage.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/sounding-out-a-postcode-20111126-1o0g5.html
If you are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars and can't be bothered to check out the potential purchase at different time of the day, then you're just as a fool. You're buying the property, the agent or vendor is not. If you are so trusting and take their words blindly, you're no wiser than someone handing over hard earned money to a Nigerian email scammer.
For many people, a major hospital can be the worst neighbour. The frequent ambulance siren, the helicopter’s rotor noise, turbulence caused by the same, air quality, etc. can be extremely annoying, disturbing, depressing and may even present a health hazard. However, for someone needing regular hospital services and medical treatment, or someone in the health profession, the address can be a bonanza.
Windows of properties near a railway line do rattle when a train dashes past or draws close to the station. For people commuting on train daily or more frequently, such addresses are perfect. Spending a few thousand dollars to double glaze the windows is a worthwhile investment, and is compensated by saving time and money for not having to drive to work in congested traffic.
Talking about traffic, many busy roads are quiet at night and should not deprive anyone for a good night sleep. A buyer with good negotiating skill can be rewarded for a reduction of $10000 or more by emphasising the negatives, which in fact post no health or life-style problem to the dwellers.
A bad location for a buyer may be an ideal one for another!
Commenting on "Sounding out a postcode"
http://theage.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/sounding-out-a-postcode-20111126-1o0g5.html
If you are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars and can't be bothered to check out the potential purchase at different time of the day, then you're just as a fool. You're buying the property, the agent or vendor is not. If you are so trusting and take their words blindly, you're no wiser than someone handing over hard earned money to a Nigerian email scammer.
For many people, a major hospital can be the worst neighbour. The frequent ambulance siren, the helicopter’s rotor noise, turbulence caused by the same, air quality, etc. can be extremely annoying, disturbing, depressing and may even present a health hazard. However, for someone needing regular hospital services and medical treatment, or someone in the health profession, the address can be a bonanza.
Windows of properties near a railway line do rattle when a train dashes past or draws close to the station. For people commuting on train daily or more frequently, such addresses are perfect. Spending a few thousand dollars to double glaze the windows is a worthwhile investment, and is compensated by saving time and money for not having to drive to work in congested traffic.
Talking about traffic, many busy roads are quiet at night and should not deprive anyone for a good night sleep. A buyer with good negotiating skill can be rewarded for a reduction of $10000 or more by emphasising the negatives, which in fact post no health or life-style problem to the dwellers.
A bad location for a buyer may be an ideal one for another!
