{"id":1386,"date":"2020-02-22T22:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T09:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pihaux.com\/pre\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2020-03-09T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T21:29:13","slug":"what-to-expect-from-an-open-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/what-to-expect-from-an-open-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from an Open Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Guide to Open Homes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a buyer&#8217;s perspective, here&#8217;s a list of details to look for when viewing an Open Home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Musty odours and any signs of rising damp.<\/li><li> Condition of walls and ceilings.<\/li><li> Condition of floors and floor coverings.<\/li><li> Insulation and ventilation.<\/li><li> Amount of natural lighting and whether light switches work.<\/li><li> Condition of windows and doors.<\/li><li> Size of living rooms and bedrooms.<\/li><li> Kitchen layout and bench space.<\/li><li> Built-in robes and storage or attic space.<\/li><li> The number of power points and phone connections.<\/li><li> Water pressure and leaks in the kitchen and bathroom.<\/li><li> Laundry facilities.<\/li><li> Floor coverings, curtains, blinds, light fittings and any appliances included in the sale price.<\/li><li> Potential for expansion.<\/li><li> Condition of exterior walls and paintwork.<\/li><li> Condition of roofing, guttering and down pipes.<\/li><li> Condition of gates, fences, retaining walls and paths.<\/li><li> Signs of rot, borer or termite attack.<\/li><li> Exterior buildings such as garage, carport and tool shed.<\/li><li> Size and functionality of outdoor living spaces.<\/li><li> The aspect of the building and how much sun, shade and wind it receives.<\/li><li> Working order of pool or spa, if applicable.<\/li><li> Amount of off-street parking.<\/li><li> Privacy and noise levels.<\/li><li> Large trees close to the house that may cause plumbing problems or block sunlight.<\/li><li> Effective drainage and water runoff; and<\/li><li> Question the legality of any extensions that have been added to the property. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7594-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9486\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re serious about purchasing a property, the next step would be to carry out a full property inspection, whether you do this yourself (if you have the necessary knowledge, experience and expertise), ask a knowledgeable friend or relative to do it, or hire a professional building inspector for the task.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Guide to Open Homes<\/p>\n<p>From a buyer&#8217;s perspective, here&#8217;s a list of details to look for when viewing an Open Home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-buyers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9838,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions\/9838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piharealestate.co.nz\/pre2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}