27 Sep 2006 12:23 PM:
Hi Sharon,
The reasons we bought on LTR where many....... the price is / was very competetive when we bought ( July 05 ), the setting we found had great potential (with a little imagination ). Also beacuase it is set in its own valley alongside United golf resorts, there will be no further visible developements, so it will not become awash with miles and miles of directly visible building projects. The villa designs appealled because of their rustic / traditional style. Depending upon your reasons for buying, the community charges should be cheaper because there is no golf course to maintain. The list for us goes on and on...lol
As regards the inspection trip.......like most things in life...i've heard good stories and bad, about different levels of sales pressure. Ask around and research for a highly recommended company to make it an enjoyable trip.
Make sure you give them good accurate information about your criteria and what you want from your property....that is all your agent can act upon, so they can only be as good as the information you supply. Ask as many awkward questions you may have to put your mind at rest, to help you decide either way. Keep all your key questions on paper, so when you get home you can phone other companies if you wish to cross reference.
From our inspection trip, our agent took us to developements that fitted our criteria, then when possible, would take us to another site that particular builder was completeing. This enabled us to survey build quality, or even look at the same villa on another more established project.
When we went on our inspection trip, Jane was very apprehensive before we went...when we came home she was the one pushing for us to commit to buying so.....
Good luck
Trev and Jane
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