What Kind of Questions Should I Ask Before Buying a Home?
What Kind of Questions Should I Ask Before Buying a Home?A reader asks: “We’re new to the homebuying process and have been going to open houses. When the agents ask us if we have questions, we know we’re supposed to ask something, but what? What kind of questions should we ask before buying a home? What do we need to know about a house?”Answer: Most first-time home buyers jump into buying their first home because they’ve fallen heads over heels in love with the house, so you are wise to think about asking questions before signing on the dotted line. Here are 3 main issues that home buyers should address upfront: • Offering price • Condition of home • Location of home With the advent of Zillow.com and other online information centers, some of the data you would like to know can be found on the web, but much of that information is incorrect. For example, Zillow can’t accurately compute value on homes in neighborhoods where the size and configuration is nonconforming. But it can give you
