Which House Should You Buy?
• Home Buying
Allen Wastler offers a score sheet to aid in selecting the right house:
What’s better: A 4-bedroom, 2-and-a-half bath colonial in a so-so neighborhood or a 3-bedroom, 1-and-a-half bath Georgian in a trendy neighborhood? What about a perfectly maintained Victorian with major driveway and commuting issues versus a neglected ranch within walking distance of a good school and a train station?
How to sort out house hunting? Let’s try putting some quantitative on the subjective.