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Top 10 Home buying tips
1. Don’t buy home for short duration stay
If you are planning to buy a home for short duration stay for 2-3 years and if you can't commit to
remaining in one place for at least few years, then owning a home is probably not for you. With the
registration fees and other transaction costs of buying and selling a home, you may end up losing money
if you sell within a short period even a rising real estate market. Suppose, if prices of properties are falling
you may end up with huge loss. So before going to buy a house/apartment first decide how long you are
going to reside there, if your answer is long term say above 5 years, go ahead and buy the house otherwise
drop your idea.
2. Explore the possibility of availing a loan at a competitive rate
Since you most likely will need to get a loan to buy a house, you must make sure that you will be
able get the loan as much as required for the full/part payment of the property value. Please note
that, the interest rate varies from Bank to Banks and now after NBFCs started competitive rates,
you have more choices. In this context, you should also check other fees such as processing fee,
documentation fee, and any prepayment penalty associated with the home loan. At the same time
do research on the best option that banks offer. Home loan is a huge amount and hence even a
difference of 0.5% can make big difference in pay-outs. You should also get the maximum tax
benefit from your home loan. See if you can make your spouse as co-applicant and avail the tax
benefits. You will simply double the tax benefits if there are two co-applicants.
3. Aim for a home you can really afford.
The rule of thumb is that you can buy housing that runs about 30-40% of your annual salary. But
you'll do better to use one of many calculators available online to get a better handle on how
your income, debts, and expenses affect what you can afford. This is one of the most crucial
decisions. Know the amount of loan you can afford. The banks may sanction loan based on your
income but you should look at your monthly expenditure and see if you can afford the maximum
that banks offers.
4. If you can't put down the usual 20 percent, you may still qualify for a loan.
There are a variety of public and private lenders who, if you qualify, offer low-interest loans that
require a down payment of 10-20% of the value of the property you are planning to buy. In case
you are unable to find source to this basic 10-20%, you may have to pay interest at higher rates.
5. Buy in a good location with all basic facilities
The most important part of a real estate piece is location. Even if you have to pay little extra, you
should do it. The most important aspect of the right location is future prospect of big
construction such as mall, IT Park, company, SEZ, airport, railway lines, or any other
commercial space. Apart from this, the points to consider in any location are the following:
Availability of civic amenities such as power, water, roads, calm environment, and closeness to
main road, markets, shopping malls, schools, and hospitals etc, possibility of renting out your
home if required. Good schools located nearby are an added advantage. In most areas, this advice
applies even if you don't have school-age children; the reason is that, when it comes time to sell,
you will realize that good schools and other basic facilities around are a top priority for many
home buyers, thus helping to boost property values.
6. Do your homework before taking the decision
Do your home work before decided to buy a home and to ensure that the home you are planning
to buy is suitable for your living at least for the coming 10-15 years and also have enough space
to accommodate the expected increases in the number of family members. Also, ensue that the
prices you are paying is worth to the facility provided.
7. Avail the service of a professional
Even though the Internet gives buyers unprecedented access to home listings, most new buyers
(and many more experienced ones) are better off using a professional agent. Look for an
exclusive buyer agent, if possible, who will have your interests at heart and can help you with
strategies during the entire process.
8. Select a builder with good track records
Before buying an apartment, please check the credibility of the builder and also make sure that,
the builder has delivered all his past projects within the time limit with specified quality. In case
you observed any delay or failure form the part of the builder to deliver the project don’t buy
apartment from that builder. You have to have long term view of your investment. The property
should be stable enough to last 40-50 years so that if you want to sell it and buy another home,
you should be able to do it without much hassle. This is where buying from a reputed builder
becomes more important. At the same time, explore the possibilities of linking your loan
disbursal based on the progress of the construction work instead of pre-determined specified
timings.
9. Verification of Legal Documents
Always look for apartments which are pre-approved by the financial institutions. This will one
way ensure that, the property title and other documents are verified and approved by the financial
institutions and they are supposed to be in order in all respects. Also insist the builder to show
you the original title document of the land. For your safety and to ensure that, all documents are
in order, you need to engage a lawyer who can search and verify the title and associated
documents before you buy the home. You should get everything in writing from the builder. The
sale deed should be duly signed by both the buyer and the seller. You should also ensure that lay
out plan, building plan, number of floors, and ownership documents are in order and builder has
got necessary approval from the concerned Government authorities. You should take legal help
from a lawyer if you do not understand any document. Apart from these documents, make sure to
get the encumbrance certificates from the sub-registrar. The encumbrance certificate tells you the
details of property dealings and other ownership transfer of the property for the last 30 years. All
taxes (including land tax and panchayat/municipal/corporation tax) should have been paid on the
property. You should get the proof of paying this tax from the builder; also verify the, the NOC
certificate from water and electricity authorities.
10. Hire the service of an expert civil engineer
Sure, your lender will require a home appraisal anyway. But that's just the banks way of
determining whether the house/apartment is worth the price you've agreed to pay. Separately,
you should hire your own home inspector, preferably an engineer with experience in doing home
surveys in the area where you are buying. His or her job will be to point out potential problems
that could require costly repairs down the road.
BluRain - Luxury Waterfront Villas in Kochi By Tulsi
Developers Pvt. Ltd.
Kochi is a place where one can see several trends taking place at a fast pace, especially in the
segment concerning housing. And when it comes to a dwelling along the waterfront, the city is
moving in the lap of luxury. Both apartments and villas on serene water front locations in the
close vicinity of the city are in great demand. And owning one in Kochi, the state’s commercial
hub, has turned out to be the latest fad among the rich and famous in Kerala. Today, the
waterfront villas have become so very popular that the builders are increasingly coming up with
more such projects. Today the segment of waterfront villas and apartments are so popular in the
real estate scenario that the builders are increasingly coming up with projects that carry with it, a
tempting waterfront tag. In short, it’s the latest chip on the block. Tulsi Developers, one among
the top Builders in Kerala, now offers luxury waterfront villas in Kochi under the brand name of
BluRain Waterfront Villas.
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