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Dear Howard,


I’ve heard the expression “location, location, location” in real estate and am wondering what that means.

Lois


Dear Lois,

I’ve heard that too. It means that above all other considerations (floor plan, style, condition, construction quality, etc.) you should think about the property location before purchasing. You can always paint and fix up but you can’t move a house. It’s always going to be next door to that waste dump or whatever. While that may not bother you or me, it could slow down the sale of your property and hurt the value of your property when the time comes to move on.

(My own personal real estate motto is “trees, trees, more trees.”)

Your friend,
Howard

Send your questions for Howard, the Real Estate Dog, c/o Judi Heit at heit@pamlico.net. Howard will answer some questions from the lovelorn, but please remember his main field of expertise is real estate.