{"id":9353,"date":"2018-10-24T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T23:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/blog\/?p=9353"},"modified":"2018-10-24T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T16:07:47","slug":"factors-to-consider-when-searching-for-a-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/factors-to-consider-when-searching-for-a-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Factors to Consider When Searching for a Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting a house either to buy or rent could be very tasking. Although you might rely on a real estate agent to show you around various properties, the house buying or renting process is still incomplete until you have decided on what type, specification, location or design of your dream house. The question here is: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what do you want in a house?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The following tips will guide you in answering the above question which will make the home buying or renting process easier for you and your agent alike. So, grab a pen and paper as we unravel the important<strong> factors to consider when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/\">searching for a property.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-sale\/lagos\/lekki\/flat-apartment\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;FLATS FOR SALE IN LEKKI&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">FLATS FOR SALE IN LEKKI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b> List your dream house specification<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11175\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/checklist-2077024_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Factors to Consider When Searching for a Property\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask yourself: if you want a single family home? What physical features best fits my family size? Would I prefer a large home with functional rooms like an office or a study? Would I prefer a small house with two bathrooms? Your answers will assist you to \u00a0focus your house search into considering houses that are a better fit your needs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-sale\/abuja\/shop\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;SHOP FOR RENT IN ABUJA&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,65280],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">SHOP FOR RENT IN ABUJA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Pick a location<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11176\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/web-3120321_1920.png\" alt=\"Factors to Consider When Searching for a Property\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1136\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your choice of location may be influenced by factors like electricity supply, access to road, security educational facilities, proximity to work, proximity to hospitals and many more factors. Location is a very important factor which you need to decide on having in mind that Nigeria in itself is a classed society; you should consider the various class distributions before you make a choice of your neighborhood. However, depending on who you are you might most likely consider how close it is to access your preferred recreational activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-rent\/lagos\/surulere\/mini-flat\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;MINI FLAT FOR RENT IN SURULERE&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16711680],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">MINI FLAT FOR RENT IN SURULERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Make a realistic budget<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11177\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/save-3402476_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Factors to Consider When Searching for a Property\" width=\"1920\" height=\"822\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many times, it is important to consider the value of the house in question; it should be equal to your purchasing power. However, drawing a budget gives a clearer view of how best an agent can help you. This determines what choices an agent presents to you which later results in you selecting your ideal home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-rent\/lagos\/flat-apartment\/?bedroom=2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;2 Bedroom Flat For Rent in Ogba&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,65535],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">2 Bedroom Flat For Rent in Ogba<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Inspection<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11178\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAYYAAADcAQMAAABOLJSDAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACJJREFUaIHtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAA4N8AKvgAAUFIrrEAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/detective-1424831_1280.png\" alt=\"Factors to Consider When Searching for a Property\" width=\"1268\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that all facilities are in proper working condition. You can take a friend along so as to get an objective opinion of the inspected house. You must make sure you can see yourself living in the house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kindly share other helpful factors that assisted you while searching for your dream house with other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/\"><strong>PropertyPro<\/strong><\/a> readers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selecting a house either to buy or rent could be very tasking. Although you might rely on a real estate agent to show you around various properties, the house buying or renting process is still incomplete until you have decided on what type, specification, location or design of your dream house. The question here is: &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,30,467],"tags":[2299,2304,2302,2301,2303,2300],"class_list":["post-9353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-ask-us","category-real-estate-advice","tag-5-factors-in-selecting-a-house","tag-considerations-when-buying-a-house","tag-house-factors","tag-important-factors-when-buying-a-house","tag-important-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-house","tag-what-factors-to-consider-when-buying-a-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9353"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11179,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9353\/revisions\/11179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}