If you are in the market to purchase a home or land, Athari & Associates, LLC is a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) broker and law firm. There are several considerations to take into account when deciding to purchase a first, second, or even a third home and even more considerations depending on whether you are purchasing waterfront or land:
â–ºWhat is your budget?
â–ºWhat are the taxes?
â–ºIs the school district adequate?
â–ºShould you buy a multiple family home?
â–ºHow much land are you looking for?
â–ºHow many bedrooms and bathrooms do you need?
â–ºAre there any legal issues you should be aware of? Zoning? Hazards? Permits? Easements?
â–ºAre there any hazards to be aware of when buying a house? Especially an older house?
â–ºDo you have any plans to do any work to the house?
â–ºWhat are important protections to put into the contract for purchase of land or home?
Athari & Associates, LLC can act as your agent and attorney in the purchase of home or land. The first step is to find your budget. How much money do you have to spend? How much can you put down? Have you obtained a prequalification letter yet from a bank? This is the first and most important consideration before you start to look for property.
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Once you have established a budget, Athari & Associates, LLC can start to search for the home or land of your dreams. How many bedroooms? Bathrooms? How big of a lot? How far from work? What school district? Would you rather buy land and build? These days, there are numerous different modulars available that are extremely energy efficient and built in a factory. For example, below is a modular home built by Colony Homes that can be delivered to your site and placed on a concrete pad, crawl space, or full basement. These modulars can even come as two story models.
Athari & Associates, LLC is knowledgeable of the laws, options, and can help you find the right fit while taking into account all of the potential pitfalls that may stand in the way to a successful and profitable home or land purchase. If you are looking for something more exotic, like waterfront property or a fantastic view, there are also numerous options available, and also several pitfalls. For example, all areas of shoreline in New York come with riparian or littoral rights. There are also wetland laws that may severely limit your ability to do work at the property. There may be zoning issues that forbid you from adding additional structures, or allow too much excessive commercial activity around you. Finally, you need to take into consideration water management. Is there flooding? And out in the less populated areas, where the property is on well water and has a septic tank, further testing may be required to make sure the system is working adequately.
Athari & Associates, LLC has represented many clients over the years that were steered away from an unwise purchase, or otherwise were able to get a discount from the purchase price because of an unknown material defect. Mr. Athari has years of experience in these areas and can help you navigate through several of the traps that are out there, which can otherwise create significant additional expenses for you after your purchase. Here are some common issues:
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â–ºDoes the basement flood?
â–ºIs there adequate water pressure?
â–ºIs the structure sound? Are there electrical hazards?
â–ºAre there enough egress doors, windows and stairs?
Although all of these questions and many more can be answered by doing a proper home inspection, Mr. Athari has extensive knowledge to be able to walk through the home with you, before you put in a contract, to bring many of these issues to your attention before you waste your time submitting a contract and money with a professional inspection. From grading and drainage issues to electrical, roof, heating, insulation, and plumbing, Mr. Athari’s careful eye can help ground you better in making an educated and informed choice in submitting a contract for purchase. Mr. Athari can also write the contract so that you are protected in case you need to consult an engineer or go before a zoning or planning board for pre-approval.
Typical zoning board meeting
In many instances, there may also be a desire to build an accessory building, a pool, fencing, or to put on an addition in the future, after purchase, and Mr. Athari is familiar with all of the local codes offices in the general CNY area and can give you the needed insight into obtaining a permit for building, demolition or renovation and what will be required.
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Once a contract is drawn up, Athari & Associates can also handle the legal side up through the closing and provide you with the necessary legal representation to ensure that the purchase you make will serve your purpose for many years to come. There can be many different legal issues from unmarketable title to easements and covenants in the deed that can present major problems to your quiet enjoyment of the property.
With Athari & Associates, LLC, as a buyer, you will get a broker and attorney that is well versed in the area of property law, has a construction background, as well as decades of experience as a litigation attorney with specific knowledge of the local courts.