The first factor of consideration when choosing a home is its price. Whether or not we are able to afford it is the singular determining factor to our plans and dreams for the future of our home living. Second to price is location, which is another crucial attribute that requires a lot of consideration and planning. Location can single handedly influence the convenience of your home living experience.
It is one of the few things that cannot be changed or modified, unlike other factors such as price. This contributes to its importance in the equation of the home buying process. A great location can provide you lifelong conveniences that will supplement your time spent in that home. Alternatively, a bad location can make life unnecessarily difficult for you and the people you live with.
Listed below are a few questions you must ask yourself with regard to location when on the lookout for your future home.
Is everything far from my house?
Buying a home is not only an investment in the property, but in the locality as well. You aren’t only paying for the house, but also the convenience of being able to access everything you want to around it. Be it shopping malls, metro stations, proper roads, and so on – these carry a significant influence on your overall experience. If everything you want and need is far from your house, then the locality simply isn’t suitable to live in. Your home living experience then becomes an extremely tiring affair in commuting far and wide to access all of these things. While there’s no perfect location with everything you want in a single place, there are always locations that are in the proximity of these things.
Is it difficult for people to reach my property?
A home is a private living space for you and your loved ones. But it’s also a place to call over your extended family, close friends, and others who hold importance in your life. One of the main reasons we all aspire to have a house of our own is the ability to invite the people we consider special to our humble abodes. If our house is very far and very inaccessible to these special people in our lives, it makes it difficult for them to visit us and makes the experience of coming over extremely tedious and exhausting.
Is the neighbourhood good and safe?
A location in the city isn’t just a singular spot on the map, but the immediate neighborhood around it. As such, priority must be given to the neighbourhood in terms of how good it is, whether it’s safe for you and your family, and more. Looks and beauty aside, security is important too. A comprehensive background check is always beneficial for understanding the neighbourhood and determining if it’s good for your home living needs as this will affect your experience both in and out of your home.
What kind of infrastructure will be built for the future?
A good location is not only determined by what is already there, but all the wonderful things that will be built in the future. In short, it is necessary to do ‘futureproofing’, which is essentially investing into the future of something for the long term. Infrastructural developments are integral to any location, no matter where in the city. Because this is something that can make an unfavourable location favourable in the future, and a favourable one even more wonderful over time. Infrastructural projects in the form of roads, flyovers, metro stations, and more will add so much more convenience and value to that location. Make sure to research about all that’s to come in that place in order to make the most out of your investment.
A great location is not the result of a single factor, but the culmination of many good qualities to it that promise a pleasant experience living in it. Valmark Apas and CityVille, two of Valmark’s premium properties, are located off Bannerghatta main road, away from the urban hustle and bustle and within nature’s embrace. The beautiful Hullimavu lake sits adjacent to the properties, gracing your mornings with a scenic view that can only be experienced here. Aesthetics and appearances aside, this location offers seamless connectivity to different parts of the city via convenient road networks as well as an upcoming metro station in the vicinity which is currently under construction. Visit www.valmark.in for more information on both properties.
