When you're looking for a property to buy, it is important to attend inspections to make sure the property meets all your expectations. If you can picture yourself living happily and feeling at home there, this will instantly make that property more desirable to you.

One of the factors that can contribute most to whether a property is desirable or not is the amenities available. Properties with access to useful amenities are generally more popular than ones without.

Amenities can also describe the contents of a property like an oven or dishwasher that is included in the property.

The benefits to your property

The main benefit of having access to good amenities, both public and private, is that they can add value and desirability to your property. The better the amenities that surround your property, the more valuable your property should be and the greater potential it has to increase in value the longer you own it.

Investment properties with better amenities could also potentially charge higher rents due to higher desirability from tenants. This would allow for a better return on investment for an investor.

In the heart of winter when it’s cold, windy and the rain is pouring down, it can be hard to get motivated to exercise after a long day of work. It can be even harder to get up in the morning and brave the weather. It's so much easier to simply stay warm and snug in bed and take the extra rest before heading to work. This is where the benefits of private amenities can really be seen.

When you have access to a pool or gym in your apartment building, far less effort is required to motivate yourself to be physically active because everything you need for your workout is only minutes from your front door. It also gives you an opportunity to meet other people that live there and use the amenities.

Having a garden or rooftop where you can take your friends or be social with other members of the building is a fantastic thing as it can help to develop a sense of community and friendliness among residents. 

Public amenities like parks are also a place for you to be social. They can also lead to better physical and mental health for individuals and facilitate a better level of social cohesion in a community.

An emerging essential

It is an increasingly common occurrence for apartment complexes to have a full set of amenities like a gym, pool and rooftop garden ready for use for all the patrons of the building.

In the highly competitive property market, any advantage that can add value is one that can be considered very important.

Having private amenities at your disposal is very convenient, as they can save you time and money in membership fees, entertainment costs and more. However, it can be quite common for residents to simply not use them.

Though you may not end up using these amenities frequently, it's still appealing to have them there any way (just in case you ever do need them).

Public amenities should also be considered an essential to any property. If your property has poor access to roads or a lack of public transport supply, it may be considered less desirable to prospective buyers if it were to be put on the market. It will also be less appealing to tenants if you ever decide to rent it out. 

Public amenities are an essential to not only individual properties but suburbs as a whole.

How much should you consider available amenities when purchasing a property?

Considering the benefits listed above, not only to you personally but to your property's value, considering any surrounding amenities is an important step in your purchase choice.

The better equipped your property or the location around it is, the better off you will seemingly be. They are an important part of living and can help to contribute to a more complete life.

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