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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
For most likely the biggest purchase ever made, how do people not look and listen before signing on the dotted line?
Good luck getting something done now.
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Not enough, from the looks of things.
I know several people here in TV who purchased their homes here ONLINE. Industrial-strength stupid, IMO. You get to see the house (probably staged for viewing), garage, lanai, maybe most of the yard. You do NOT get to see the neighborhood, ask questions of the locals, see the conditions of the streets, check out the availability of local shopping, restaurants, etc.--AND check for noise.
In my opinion part of it is panic. Houses were selling in record numbers as fast as they were being listed (not so much now, thank goodness), some even before they were listed, and people were afraid that if they didn't get their slice of the pie today, that slice would cost them several thousands (in some cases, tens of thousands) dollars more in a few months.