Location, location, location

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Allison Kloster, Associate Broker, Home Real Estate

As everyone knows and we have all heard many times, there are three words in buying real estate. These are location, location, and location. Buyers often assume that means where the house is physically located in the city. While that is certainly true and important in the thinking process of where one should buy, there is so much more to those three words.

I typically tell my clients that we start with where in Atlanta they want to live, then where in that specific community they are hoping to land and then lastly, how the home sits on the lot. Is it sitting below street level, on a steep driveway, or backing to power lines? Those all present their own set of challenges down the road, so we want to ensure that you are aware of them before you purchase the home. There is even more to consider with the word location though.

As a buyer, you should consider where you spend your free time, where you exercise, where you like to shop, where you go to relax, where you worship, where you take your pets and where your friends and family live. We also want you to think about traffic patterns to those places and the times of day that you may be trying to get to where you need to go. Convenience and ease are two large, yet sometimes forgotten, contributing factors to put into the equation of narrowing down your targeted area.

The more you can talk with us, your Realtors, the more we can help you ascertain some of these very important lifestyle location decisions. If you want to go the mountains every weekend, or go to the lake on your down time, then tell us so we can find a great location that will serve your family well for during the week obligations but allow you a quick getaway to your favorite escapes on the weekends.

We also suggest visiting the community multiple times in different ways before committing to that city or town. Instead of going to dinner at your favorite haunt, go to the community you are considering moving to and enjoy something hyper local. Try to dine at local small business and get to know the people that frequent it. They will tell you more about an area and share the micro details that only they know so well. If dinner isn’t a possibility, go have coffee at a local coffee shop or breakfast at the local pancake shop and ask the servers what they can tell you about the area. While you are waiting for your table, ask another patron for their take on the area as well. You will be pleasantly surprised at how much information you can gather this way. You can also go to the grocery stores and other shopping destinations and make sure the area offerings are to your liking.

Location is the key word in real estate. There is so much to it. Enjoy the journey and take the time to really investigate different locations. You will feel more confident in your final decision on where to purchase.

Investing in your home is one of the hardest and most important decisions you will make for your family. You don’t have to do it alone! Call or email Allison at 404-784-5287 or email allison@homegeorgia.com and get a response within 24 hours.