I’ve been enjoying all the facilities and classes that the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar has to offer (including zumba!)–and thought I’d share this post from last year when I visited it shortly after the center opened. (By the way, my channel on YouTube is TheReneeWest). I stopped by the Oasis Center in …
Have you been to 3336 Via Lido’s website yet? If you are interested in this property, 3336ViaLido.com is the site to go to for all the photos, information, and details concerning this listing. This property is perfect for the yachtsman who enjoys a luxurious home base to come back to after a long day on …
So you’ve found your dream home — but what about the community around it? If you make one of these common blunders, that home may not be so great after all.
Buyers spend months combing through real-estate listing sites looking for that perfect home: the dwelling that fits their budget and their dreams of a better lifestyle.
But how much time do they spend looking at the area around it? Not nearly enough, says Andrew Schiller, founder and CEO of NeighborhoodScout.
“Most people focus on the house … and only secondarily look at the neighborhood. It should actually be the reverse,” Schiller says.
You can have a glorious house, Schiller says, but you will find your lifestyle suffering if the neighborhood isn’t a good fit. The people, amenities, schools and a host of other factors are what help determine whether you’re living the American dream or just living.
Here are the five biggest mistakes people make in choosing a neighborhood, as well as some tips on scoping out your next community…
Q: What is better to buy: a house or a townhouse? A. In the house vs. condo or townhouse battle, the analysis of which type to buy is not as simple as “better” or “worse,” per se. However, there are trade-offs to each, and in the final analysis of which property type to buy, own, …
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