Raising Kids? Best Tips to Buy a Family-Friendly House
>> Dec 9, 2014
Buying a home looks extremely easy if you are alone or with your spouse
or friends. However, things become a little complicated when you have family
comprising your spouse, parents and especially kids. Raising the offspring is
not an easy task and your home is a place where the kid will spend his/her
whole day. So, don’t you think that home you are choosing to buy is apt and
designed to suit your immediate needs? Moreover, the environment and the neighborhood
hold dire importance when it comes to choosing a home to raise kids.
There are certain points that you have to keep in mind before signing
the dotted line so that you can be assured of a safe home in hand. Children
tend to run and remain unstable and thus, there is a need to get a home that
can give them space and a surrounding for their life to actually happen.
Here are tips to find the home of your choice:
1.
Size Does
Matter
Kids are naughty. They run and play around the whole house and in such
situations if the size of the home is not big enough then accidents may take
place. Older generations have managed with small homes but the new generation
kids are more of indoor human beings sort of. If the place is big then your
sanity will not be affected and the children can freely play wherever they
want. Furthermore, the issues surrounding allotting a separate room for the
kids will not be there as bigger homes offer ample space for children to play.
2.
Greater
Safety
Kids love open area and here if you manage to get a house having larger
area then this is definitely a plus point here. You will be relaxed if you have
a home where your kids can live safely. Apart from big rooms, there are other
aspects that you should look out for:
- Open floor in halls or near the kitchen from where the lady of the house can keep a tab on the children.
- Do inspect the closets and in-built cupboards so that you can track the chances of kids getting trapped in.
- The electricity sockets and systems
- You should check whether the property has a yard or swimming pool. If yes, then make sure that they are fenced
Apart from this, you should also check whether the neighborhood is safe
or not.
3.
The Location
Checking the location where you want to buy a home is of paramount
importance if you have kids and a complete family. This is important because
your family will have a life here and there will be a lot of interactions with
people around. Moreover, exigencies come on head without prior signals so you
will have to make sure that the important social as well as commercial
infrastructures have closer proximity to the home. The location should be such
that you can take your kids out in the local vicinity, make friends and do away
with the outer chores easily.
4.
A Tint of
Practicality
Here being practical means to know the needs of your family and then
finalizing an abode. While making a deal, compare the size of the house with
the needs of your family. Make sure that the house is big enough to accommodate
all the things and has enough space to house everyone. Moreover, it is
important to realize whether you will find spending time outside, fun or
not. Raising kids is not a simple task;
you have to make your child know the world and that too for good. Therefore, it
is important to realize the practicality associated with buying a house in
cases when you have kids and family with you.
5.
Take Helps from Agents and Internet
If you are still battling with the issue of buying a perfect home for
you and your family then there is another fool-proof solution to this. You can
approach real estate agents for a better deal as these people know the business
and can bring you down to a good and budget friendly home. Apart from this, you
can take help from the World Wide Web and nail down the best of deals using real estate portals available. You can simply type in your requirement
and the property portal can list down a range of available homes for you.
Before We Go….
Your kids are your life and your family is the reason for your survival.
This factor is enough to encourage you to choose a home that fairly comes up on
all the criteria mentioned above. Apart from the above mentioned points, you
should make sure that you have enough capital with you and a strong family
support so that the dream home comes to you easily. This may not be a deal
breaker for you but the mentioned points can definitely put you on the right
path.
Author Bio
Vineeta
Tiwari is a keen writer on Global Economy and Realty market. She has written
articles on Global realty market and ongoing trends and
tips for investors. An ardent reader, she is happy to pen down research based
write-ups for global audience. Currently, she is professionally associated with
popular realty portal, 99acres.com.
2 komentar:
Tips cocok buat yg lagi niat ingin membeli rumah nih mbak Lin..
Kalau dapat rezeki sih pingin beli rumah lagi, hehe :)
bagi saya..lokasi adalah hal yang paling utama saat akan membeli rumah....lokasi yang safety buat seluruh keluargaku,,,
keep happy blogging always...salam dari makassar :-)
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