Get a good home inspector....

and have them sit down with you at the end and go over everything...

even if the house is brand new there could be foundation issues, drainage, even insulation and electrical,

...something I didnt think about was... go through the neighborhood at night or on the weekends...


I didnt do that and found out that the church down the street had a gospel rock band that did free concerts 1 a month and they were very loud ... so loud you could not have a good cookout on those days....