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7 Important Steps Before Buying an Apartment

Buying an apartment is one of the most important decisions and investments in a person’s life. The moment may be beautiful and dreamed of for years, but at the same time, it is not so easy, since before the final decision you must study very carefully and take into account all the important factors that affect your daily life of you and your family, today but of course tomorrow in your life as well.

By Jorche OliveiraPublished about a year ago 4 min read
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7 Important Steps Before Buying an Apartment
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Below we will see some steps and actions that you should keep in mind before proceeding with the purchase of an apartment.

1. The budget and a possible loan

First, you need to clarify your budget for buying an apartment. If you need a loan, you need to visit banks to get an idea of ​​all the data. That is the terms and conditions of the loan, the amount of the loan you can secure, the installment, the interest, etc. The goal is to have a clear picture from the beginning of the budget you have for buying an apartment.

2. The choice of city and region

Once you have clarified the issue with the budget, you proceed to the final decision for the city and the area you prefer to live. You count all the factors that affect your life and meet the needs of your family.

In other words, there should be good schools, supermarkets, shops, restaurants, government, and various other important services nearby.

At the same time, it must not be far from your workplace.

To have easy access to important roads of the city and the highway since the traffic on the roads is today a very important factor of our daily life. Time is money, and we can not waste it on the streets.

In general, it should offer ideal living conditions for your family. If you have e.g. young children be a safe and quiet area ideal for families.

In any case, you look for the advantages and problems of each area to have a complete and clear picture.

3. City center or suburbs?

In the parametric area, you have to weigh the pluses and minuses to live in the city center or in the suburbs. Now in the suburbs of all the cities, there are very good areas that have experienced great growth in recent years and one can find all the necessary services for quality living. And all this is a few minutes from the cities. So if you are a person who is bothered by the fast pace and the hustle and bustle of the city, you can choose an apartment from the hundreds of options outside the city. If you are a child of… city again there are a lot of options in the city you will be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this option.

4. Bedrooms, other areas, and the … privilege of the pool

The next step is to decide how many bedrooms you need and what other spaces you would like to have. Do you prefer e.g. large living room or a smaller one and have extra space for dining? In the equation, you put your wants and needs. How comfortable do you want your spaces to be? Does the apartment meet the needs of your family? Does it have sufficient storage space? Do you prefer a garden or a terrace? What about parking lots?

5. Modern or classic?

Are you a guy who prefers modern design and advanced design? Or do you prefer the classic and more measured decoration? Choose the one that suits your style to shape the final result you dream of…

6. The quality of the materials and the energy efficiency

The use of quality materials must be a priority for a new apartment. This ensures that you will not have every now and then a lot of damage and other technical problems in the apartment that will put you in trouble and will spoil your mood.

Moreover, today, as never before, the energy efficiency of an apartment is an extremely important factor. In addition to the conditions that the apartment must meet to meet the legislation, it must offer you the best possible economy in both winter and summer as global energy data are constantly changing and prices are skyrocketing.

Look for an apartment with a good microclimate — Dew in summer, warmth in winter

Especially in this day and age with the changes that occur in both climate and energy, it is very important to live in an apartment with a good and comfortable microclimate. That is, to offer the apartment coolness in summer and warmth in winter.

It is therefore important to find an apartment with thermal and double glazing, with good air conditioning or installed VRV technology and underfloor heating. A good microclimate requires the design of the building to take into account the climatic conditions of the area in order to maximize the use of natural ventilation in summer and solar energy in winter.

Not many manufacturers take microclimate seriously and so there are not enough apartments on the market that provide these features.

7. Selection of a reliable developer

It is very important to choose a reliable developer to work with to buy an apartment. You are looking for the projects he has already completed and sold, the projects he has, and you are looking for information on the quality of the projects. In addition, it is not difficult to find information about his previous deals with other buyers.

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Jorche Oliveira

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