Property expert explains why you should always drive by potential homes before buying

Property expert Katie Bowater has listed her essential reason as to why you should always drive past a property at night before you consider purchasing – and it’s golden

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With the housing market continuing to soar, basic checks may easily be forgotten as you search for a new place to call home. With the best purchases seemingly being snapped up, you may feel that it’s a race to grab decent properties – if any – that are on the market.

Simple tips and tricks to secure property market gold may be missed due to the fast-paced environment – and may mean that you’re paying for them in the long run. However, property expert Katie Bowater has come to the rescue after sharing insightful tips for purchasing properties – and her latest involves a late night drive-by.

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In the video, which has already surpassed 115,000 views to date, she described the essential reasons why you should drive past a potential property at night.

Captioning the post, she wrote: “Make sure you do a drive by.”

Sharing the expert advice with her followers at only 20 year’s old, she said: “Before you purchase a house, do a drive by at night.

“Look for noisy neighbours and antisocial behaviour. Get a feel for the neighbourhood and area.”

“And look at the parking situation,” she added.

Thanks to the hot topics that Katie listed, it can help be the make or break for a property that you’re looking to potentially own.

The social media star is an expert in the field and has even raked in over 12,000 followers on her account for her insightful purchasing new home tips.

Sharing their thoughts in the comment section, fellow TikTokers gushed over the handy suggestion – with some even sharing some finds of their own.

“You got me worried at do a drive-by at night – I was like well that’s one way to lower prices lmao,” one viewer wrote.

Another joked: “Before I move house again I will be driving by checking the seagull situation.”

“When we bought our home I drove past it at least twice a week before exchange to make sure it was right,” a third added.

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