Do you want to buy real estate in the California Coachella Valley? Do some simple homework first and with the help of a good Realtor you will get it done.
Taskett Real Estate can help you narrow your search and help you find the home that meets your needs most closely. Before you ever get to this step, here are few things that you should consider.
- What do you really need? Review your situation. Do you need a one bedroom condo with a carport or do you need a 5000 square foot home with 5 or 6 bedrooms and a three car garage.Is this home going to be just for you or you and your spouse / partner? Are you the only people going to occupy the home or are there kids and/or grandkids that will be enjoying it with you?
- Will people be rotating through at different times of the year (in which case you don’t need so many bedrooms) or will everyone be coming at the same time?
- What do you want? The Coachella Valley includes many different types of lifestyles. There are more than one thousand different gated and un-gated communities in all different price ranges. For example: The areas close to downtown Palm Springs and close to El Paseo in Palm Desert provide easy access to your favorite coffee shop, your favorite restaurants and, most definitely, your favorite stores. A car? Probably only needed occasionally.
- The Coachella Valley is probably most commonly known for its country club living. For example: Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage and Bermuda Dunes Country Club in Bermuda Dunes and Big Horn Golf in Palm Desert provide varying price ranges and home style options while, at the same time, providing gated communities with golf memberships available. Want a simple condo? You can find it. Want a luxury home? You can find that too.
- There are also many gated and ungated communities that do not provide and maintain golf courses within the community. That does not mean that golf is not easily accessible. Just about every city in the Coachella Valley has some sort of public golf course for anyone who wants to, to enjoy.
- Don’t forget mid-century homes. There are plenty of options scattered throughout the greater Palm Springs area.
- And, if you prefer Southwestern or Spanish or Contemporary, we can help you find that too.
- Study the COMMUNITIES page on this website for more information on each city we service. This will help you get an idea of where you would like to live. The Coachella Valley provides a diverse lifestyle and it would be good for you to become familiar with those lifestyles sufficiently to get a good idea of where you would like to live.
- How much do you want to spend for your new home?
- Before you even begin your home search, it is a good idea to have a good grasp concerning not only what you can afford, but what you want to spend on your Coachella Valley home.
- Maybe you have a financial adviser who you can go to for help. Maybe you want to go over it with your banker. Or, maybe you just want to go over it with your significant other. Whether you do or you don’t have an adviser to go to, you need to decide an upper limit to what you are willing to spend.
- Check up on your credit. Take the necessary action to clear up anything that needs to be fixed?
- Decide on a number –What am I willing to pay for a home? What is my upper limit? At least have a ball park figure of what you are willing to spend. Get pre-qualified for a loan if you need one.
- Now, you can seriously begin your home search.
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