Should I avoid buying a townhouse in a large development?
As a whole, townhouses take a few more days to sell compared to houses.
But, there’s not a lot of evidence that the size of the development makes a big difference.
Why? Not everyone in your development will sell their properties at once. So, there might not be as much competition as you think.
Sure, it could potentially take a few more days, but we're talking days, not weeks or months.
Here at Opes, we work with investors every day. So, we know this can be a worry for some Kiwi investors.
But we sometimes make mountains out of molehills … we think things are bigger problems than they are.
I say that because I've been there too.
So my question is, “Where should this be on your priority list?”
The size of the development doesn’t have a massive impact on how easy or hard it is to sell a property, so don’t worry too much about it.
Instead, focus on things like:
- Buying in an area that’s undervalued
- Buying a property that is affordable
- Considering how fast property prices have increased in that area