Moving to San Angelo? Wondering where you should live? In the weeks ahead, I am going to share my opinions about various neighborhoods in San Angelo, Texas. Why would I do that? Well, I think about it a lot, since my job as a realtor with Coldwell Banker Patterson Properties is to help people find homes or sell homes, If I am working for a seller, my job is to help get the best price for his/her property. If working as a buyer’s agent, my job is to help a buyer maximize his dollar. Neighborhoods are part of that equation.
Some of the things that you read here are my opinions, but I think that many of my opinions have been formed by spending countless hours in the car, listening to buyers and a like number of hours studying the market for sellers—and helping them understand its complexities . So these are opinions….but not just whimsy.
What are the factors that come together and make a place a good neighborhood?
* Location. The neighborhoods proximity to schools, shopping, entertainment, churches, etc.
* Looks. Yeah, what it looks like. Does it have trees, water, and other things that are easy on the eyes? This is way important. The neighbor with the two cars jacked up in his driveway probably hurts property values.
* Traffic. Busy streets are not good things. I had a buyer with me in the car several years ago who summed it up. “Never buy a house on a street with a solid yellow stripe down the middle.”
* Age. Generally, older neighborhoods have mature yards and trees—which I really like. But lots of people want new homes. There is a trade-off. Newer houses have fewer trees, but they might have fewer plumbing problems.
* Neighbors. Duh. A bit self-evident, but important. I have little kids and the last house I owned was really nice, but none of our neighbors had kids. My children didn’t have anyone to play with. This diminished the neighborhood for me.
* Money. Of course, this is last, but important. Make the best choice that you can relative to your money. If you have $70,000 to spend, there is a great place for you in that price range. All you have to do is find it.
So where should you go? Well, that’s up to you. But in my next installment, I’ll pick an area to talk about.
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