Before those who were resolved on improvement of living conditions for the first time usually there is a question – what it is necessary to pay attention upon purchase of the apartment to not to regret about acquisition, or it is even worse – to lose money. Lawyers and specialists in sale of housing can give the answer to this question.
What needs to be known upon purchase of the apartment?
The first step when choosing the apartment – survey of the offered options. Specialists in sale of housing advise to pay attention to existence on a ceiling and walls of traces of leakages or a mold, a condition of water and sewer pipes, floors. To eliminate these defects, to change floors and pipes rather expensively, and after purchase of the apartment the buyer will hardly have excess means. And fast damage of fresh repair is quite probable.
If the buyer plans to do repair at once, and tiles it is possible not to pay attention to color of wall-paper. But existence of qualitative windows and doors is welcomed. The angular apartment can be both minus (it, as a rule, is colder), and plus (it is less than neighbors – less noise). If there is a need, it is necessary to learn about existence of a refuse chute, the elevator, the cellar, parking.
Technical data sheet of the apartment which the owner has to show, will tell buyers what the house is built of and overlappings are made. Year of construction is important too – the house is newer, the less investments usually demand housing.
Neighbors in an entrance with whom it is necessary to communicate most accurately and tactfully can tell important information. Residents of the house will tell such subtleties about which you do not learn from documents – adequacy of neighbors behind a wall and from above, problems with the sewerage, electricity, heating and hot water.
Personal impression of the apartment – too important aspect. If to future residents it is uncomfortable in the house, from a negative it is not necessary to wave away – even after repair the unpleasant feelings can remain and poison the joy of acquisition of the apartment.
How to check the apartment upon purchase?
One of the basic rules of purchase of the apartment – obligatory verification of all documents. This serious business can be entrusted specialists of real estate agency or the lawyer, but if there are no funds for excess expenditure, check:
- the person who sells it has to be entered in the certificate on the property right to housing;
- passport data of the seller;
- permission of guardianship authority to sale of the dwelling (if in the apartment are registered and there live children);
- documents according to which the person acquired the property right – contracts, certificates, etc.;
- the reference from the housing management company (passport office) on the people registered in this apartment and her owner;
- references from the organizations delivering gas, heating, water, etc. about lack of debts.
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