When a
buyer goes for purchase of a property, they often look for its covered area,
number of rooms, cabinets, color, sewerage, constructions material etc. Although,
all these factors are quite important, but there is another factor, security
that is very much important than all of these factors collectively imposed. Security
of a property is associated with its neighborhood. It is commonly seen that
property whose neighborhood is not safe is mostly open for any type of criminal
activities including burglary and murder.
According
to Dean Graziosi, if you want to know about security of your property, you must
search for security and history of the neighborhood. Dean Graziosi is an experienced realtor. He deals with sell and purchase
of the property. He is a successful
entrepreneur
who started his career with auto parts business and soon took real estate
business as his principle way of income. Dean Graziosi belongs to a broken
family. He has not spent a very ideal childhood. He left education after 10th
grade.
Today
Dean is a successful entrepreneur, a millionaire, a bestselling author and a very motivating public
speaker. Dean signs more than 50 real estate deals every week. He believes that
the state of security in any region of the world plays a very important role in
real estate business. The situation is even critical if you are going to live
with your family.
According
to Dean, in order to be safe and keep your kids safe, you must conduct thorough
research before purchasing a house.
Newspapers:
Newspapers,
internet especially social media and other news agencies are an excellent
source to find out about criminal record of any area. Most of the criminal activities
taking place in any part of the state are published in local newspapers.
Residential Associations:
Every
area has its own residential associations. Whether you are opting for a condominium,
family home, apartment etc, residential association is an excellent way to
search for the criminal record. They will give you a clear, objective and unbiased
account of the area.
Real Estate Agents:
The
agent who has shown you the property will not tell you all, he will try to show
you other positive aspects shading criminal activities. It is better to meet
other agents as well. However, you must contact at least three or four in order
to get an objective reply.
Neighbors:
Try to
get in touch with your future neighbors. They know about history of the area.
Any criminal activity is not hidden from their eyes. In most cases, neighbors
are proved very helpful, however there are exceptions. In some cases, there is
a truce between the seller and the neighbor. In order to settle the dispute,
the neighbor might try to mislead you. Play safe and arrange meetings with four
to five future neighbors.
Security Agencies:
Dean
suggests that consulting security agencies is an excellent choice. Most of the
security agencies hold record of the area. They will show you crime stats and
their presence in the area.
Security System of the House:
Make
sure that the security system of the home is up-to-date. If everything else is
fine, you must keep the security system up-to-date in order to avoid any future
accident.
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