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So you are
ready to buy that property in Tenerife? |
We all have a
vision of "a place in the sun" a property we have
always wanted. You have been onto the
www.nexusprop.eu website and selected a
few properties to investigate further. One
of the most important criteria
is affordability, we all have a
top spend limit, but there are
so many more important criteria
to consider. |
The day has
arrived and you are ready to discuss it with
your personal advisor at Nexus Inmobiliarias the Estate Agent in
Tenerife. |
As soon as
you get sat down, the questions
they ask are sometimes far reaching, and you realise
you may not have considered some key areas,
so lets get the questions to you before you
try to make the decision on what properties
you wish to view. |
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Here we go! |
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- Are
you looking for a property to live in on
a permanent basis, to occupy just part of the
year, or an investment for rental?
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Apartments usually come in buildings of
several floors, do you need a ground
floor, or perhaps a penthouse? Will a lift be
essential, perhaps not now but when you
get older?
- Do you
want a stand alone property, a house or
villa?
- If
there is "rustic land" near your
property, how will this affect you if it
is built on, as may well happen?
- Is the
property situated on a through road and
how heavy is the traffic especially at
night? The road may
be a cul-de-sac at the moment but could
it be opened up to take traffic later.
- Look
around for environmental issues, is the
rubbish collected daily? Importantly
are the "basura" collection points near
to your property? It is normally
collected in the early hours, and the
workers are not too worried about the
noise they make! Is the property
situated near to a sewage treatment
plant, and which way is the prevailing
wind?
- In what
areas are you looking?
- If you
buy inland, does the sun clear the cloud
that hangs around the mountain, is it
important for sun in the morning or
afternoon?
- Do you
want to buy in a residential area i.e.
not many tourists, or indeed a tourist
area, usually located closer to the sea.
- Is it
important to have shops close by?
- Night
life is enjoyed by some and not others,
is there likely to be noise from the
night life? (most close at midnight
except in the disco areas which can
carry on until 5.00am).
Some Clients tour the area or the
property at night to
judge for themselves the noise levels.
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Properties grouped around a community
swimming pool can be noisier during the
day with children playing. In the evenings
we all like to have windows and patio
doors open and normal family noise
transmits, sounds from televisions and
music centres etc.
- If you
are becoming a resident, what health
facilities do you need, are you close to
the hospitals.
- If you
have children, what are the schooling
requirements.
- Is it
a new complex, is there a community in
place, or an existing community where
you can speak to the President regarding
plans for the community and importantly,
are the community fees for your proposed
property paid up to date.
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Now you get to
the basic questions, probably the ones you
initially thought of: |
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- How
many bedrooms and bathrooms do you need
as a minimum? It may well be possible to
buy a property with more than your
minimum requirement in a similar price
range.
- Do you
need a garage and for how many cars? On
street parking in the tourist areas is
at a premium, and in some areas
non-existent, there is nothing more
frustrating than trying to park close to
your own property and find all the
spaces taken.
- Private
pools are great, but need regular
upkeep, weekly in some cases? Community
pools are usually looked after by the
Community and included in your monthly
fee to the community.
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We suggest you
print this list, add your own specific
requirements and drop into Nexus estate
agency in Tenerife for a full property
search to match your requirements. You can
find us here: Nexus
Inmobiliarias Tenerife |
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You won't
satisfy all your wishes from the list, but
the questions when answered will allow you
to "score" each of the properties.
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