There was an article in the papers recently that advised condo buyers to pay close attention to the condo rules of any particular condominium that they're interested in.
And it spurred me into this "there's even more to it" posting.
When you're buying a condo, you should be checking out that particular unit's location in the same way that you would a house's location. Where is the unit located within the building itself? Are you noise sensitive? Then you likely wouldn't want a unit that abuts the elevator shafts or the garbage chutes. You're going to hear those at all hours despite "house rules" on when people should use the garbage chute.
Take a walk through the underground parking garage and above ground lot, too. Take notice of what kinds of cars are parked there so you can get even a ballpark idea of the income levels of your neighbours.
If your unit is on the back side of the building, is it situated close to where the garbage truck will be coming to pick up the dumpster? If you works shifts or like sleeping in, that noise may be a concern for you.
Likewise, if you like sleeping in, if your bedroom is going to face the sunrise, maybe that's not right up your alley.
There's even more than this to consider, but I just wanted to put the bug in your ear.
It's important that when you're making a significant buying decision such as a real estate purchase, that you have a Realtor working in your corner and working towards YOUR best interests. We're not all the same.
