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Long-Term Factors Get Santa Clarita Buyers’ Attention
by Joshua Suess

For a future homebuyer scanning through theSanta Clarita Multiple Listing Service (MLS) listings, first there are the meat-and-potatoes factors (baths, bedrooms, square footage), then any number of other distinguishing factors.  Is the kitchen upgraded?  Does the floor plan work?  Will I like the backyard?  
 
It’s easy for buyers to become enchanted by the bells and whistles as they search through the MLS listings.  But no matter how permanent they consider their intended move, that home purchase should always include a thoughtful appraisal of its long-term investment value.  Some of the underlying factors in that respect don’t change a lot.
 
Location, Location, Location!  When your agent sends you a batch of new MLS listings, be sure to click on the link to the map.  You know how appealing that placement is for your needs, but also consider the likely work commute for future buyers, the distance to restaurants and stores, hospitals and places of entertainment.  Energy prices are all but certain to keep rising, so an MLS listing’s “walkscore” – its pedestrian friendliness -- is likely to rise in importance for tomorrow’s buyer as well. Over the years, neglect can decrease a property’s value and ... more

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