Rachmaninoff on Ottawa Runway No. 2
Posted on July 2, 2010
Filed Under Buying Your New Home, Valerie Zinger
You are looking at a wonderful home. There is concert music being sent everywhere in the house. How wonderful that the owners have wired the home for sound in every room. Wait a minute. Is that music disguising something? Make sure that you have done a bit of research before putting in an offer.
- Is the home located close to the airport?
- How about the train line from Toronto or going to Montreal?
- Can you hear the 417 from the living room. Guess what will happen in the spring when you want to sleep with the windows open. Won’t be done.
- Is there a school yard close by when recess will interrupt your afternoon nap time?
- How about the future development of the acres of farmyard behind the house?
- The river property may not be so tranquil if every day in the summer people are whizzing by in their motorboats.
- Is this a new family friendly neighbourhood? Don’t be surprised with the kids playing on the street and balls hitting your garage door at frequent intervals.
- Hey, do the neighbours have a pool? How nice for them but what about the pool pump located right behind the fence from your deck? Will these neighbours be playing in the pool at 11:30 at night? Good if you are invited and not so good if you are trying to sleep for work the next day.
Look at Google maps to see how close the house is to what may be noise pollution. Do some research on the housing development being planned in the area. Think about the level of privacy and quite that you personally need and take this into account with the location of your next home.
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