Things to Look for When Renting an Apartment or Buying a New Home

Many jump right into purchasing or renting because they don want to miss the opportunity, but never give thought to not being able to keep up to payments due to loss of job or other.

You'll want to make sure all electrical outlets are working and have been inspected recently.

You don't ant to move in and later find out you have a rodent or some other form of infestation.

The cost of water is on the rise. The water and time wasted waiting for hot water to arrive at faucets and showers multiple times a day, everyday adds up more than you think. One person waiting 60 seconds for hot water one time per day adds up to 6 hours of total waiting per year. Most of us use hot water more than once per day. It's quit common for a sink in an upstairs master bath to take 2 or 3 minutes for hot water to arrive when the water heater is at the opposite end of the home. California requires that new homes be equipped with hot water circulation system or other suitable device to prevent wasting thousands of gallons of water each year. Homes with tankless water heaters may save on water heating cost but users still have to wait for hot water to travel from the heat source to the point of use. Hot water circulation systems have advanced over the years and do provide instant hot water at sinks and showers. Intelligent hot water circulation control is key to preventing high gas or electric water heating bills. Circulating hot water 24/7 through a homes pipes is far from efficient. Intelli-circ hot water circulation circulates hot water intermittently to maintain hot water readiness. These systems also provide single-cycle on-demand hot water circulation capabilities which eliminates to high cost associated with continuously circulating hot water through a homes pipes while still providing convenient hot water without wasting water.or time.

Is the landlord reliable. You do not want to have to basically stalk a landlord to fix a faucet or patch something up.

That happened to me, I rented a $750 1 bedroom not realizing that I could have rented a $750 3 bedroom 2 bath in the same neighborhood.

Sometimes sellers go overboard on pricing their homes. Is that home worth it's price or do you think you can do better?

Have you over-looked something? Is the apartment really worth the amount of rent requested?

Are the neighbors friendly? You'll want to ensure you can at least get along with the neighbors especially if you are purchasing a home and planning to live their for several yeas to forever.

If you have children, you'll want to make sure the schools they attend are the best in your area.

Research the neighborhood, it's history, type of people around and more to ensure it's a safe place for you and your family to live.