Buying a Land		Price		Existing Waste Water System
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			Selection of Your Land		Topography
			Accessibility		Encumbrances
			Soil Condition		Land Selection Worksheet
			Water Table		Worksheet

NEIGHBORHOOD

For you to be safe and comfortable, the neighborhood of your new home should suit your life pattern and your mood. Therefore, think carefully when selecting your neighborhood.

A factory or a railway terminal may not be a good neighbor, not to mention a commercial area. Therefore when selecting a suitable land for residential purposes try to avoid industrial areas, commercial areas etc.

In some urban residential areas security is a major issue, as all the house owners are working in the daytime. In such a situation you may have to take precautions. You may even have to arrange your own security system. Get to know all these before you buy your new plot of land.

Following is a more extensive list of items to take into account when touring the neighborhood near a potential building site.

1. The area is residential
2. No excess
   a. odors
   b. soot or dust
3. There are no
   a. factories
   b. dumps
   c. highways
   d. railroads
   e. apartments
   f. airports
   g. commercial buildings
4. Reasonable weather conditions
5. City or subdivision-maintained streets
6. No hazards in the area
   a. quarries
   b. storage tanks
   c. power stations
   d. unprotected water bodied, rail tracks
7. Reasonably close to
   a. work
   b. schools
   c. churches or synagogues
   d. hospitals
   e. shopping
   f. recreation
   g. public transportation
   h. library
   i. police protection
   j. fire protection
   k. parks
   l. cultural activities
8. Good street designs
9. Slow traffic
10. Light traffic
11. Visitor parking
12. Paved streets and curbs
13. Area is not deteriorating
14. Desirable expansion
15. Has some open spaces
16. Numerous and healthy trees
17. Pleasant-looking homes
18. Adequate space between homes
19. Water drains off
20. Near sewage lines
21. Storm sewers nearby
22. Mail delivery
23. Garbage pick-up
24. Recycling pick-up
25. No city assessments
    

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