Stage 3 of 6: Visiting — Verify with your feet what the brochure claims.
Stage 3 of 6
Visiting
Verify with your feet what the brochure claims.
A site visit exists to test claims, not to admire a sample flat. You are checking three things: that the site matches the sanctioned plan, that the specific unit available to you is the one you would want, and that the things nobody puts in a brochure — water source, approach road, noise, ventilation, the actual commute — hold up. Go with a written list; sales teams are very good at filling unstructured time.
How long this usually takes
Typically two to six weekends. Visit your finalists twice if you can, at different times of day.
You are done with this stage when
For each finalist you know the exact unit number available, what stage construction is really at, and one thing about it you dislike. If you cannot name the flaw, you have not looked hard enough.
Your next step · Visiting
Pick the two projects worth a Saturday
Site visits are expensive in time. Narrow to two before you drive anywhere, and take a written list of questions with you.
15 minutes now, two hours on site
Visiting checklist
0/8 done
Ticks are saved on this device only — there is no account behind them yet, so clearing your browser data clears the list.
Documents you need at this stage
The cost sheet you were emailed
So you can check on the spot whether the numbers quoted verbally match what was written.
The floor plan of the unit and the site layout
To check facing, common walls, shaft positions and where the unit sits relative to the road and the generator.
The RERA registration number
So you can ask the site team to show you the certificate on site.
Photo ID
Most sites will not let you in without one, and many will register your visit.
Questions to ask the developer
- Which unit numbers are actually unsold right now, in this tower?
- What did the last unit in this configuration sell for, and when?
- Where does the water come from, and what is the current tanker dependency?
- How many KVA of power backup are allotted per flat, and does it cover the whole flat?
- What is the specification list for flooring, fittings and doors — and is what I'm standing in the standard one?
- Which amenities are built and which are on the plan but not started?
- What is completed on site today versus what is committed for possession?
- Is there EV charging provision, and is it charged separately?
Traps at this stage
The blocking amount on the day
The offer that expires when you leave the site is a sales technique, not a market. Never pay on a first visit. Anything genuinely worth buying will still be worth buying on Tuesday.
'Only two units left'
Sometimes true, usually a specific configuration held back. Ask for the unsold list in writing, and ask which floors and facings they cover.
Judging a project by the sample flat
It is a marketing set. Judge the project by the delivered phase next door, or by the developer's last completed project.
Visiting only on a Sunday morning
The traffic, the noise, the water pressure and the parking crunch are all weekday-evening phenomena. Go at least once when it is inconvenient.
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This is general guidance to help you plan, not legal, tax or financial advice. Process, charges and stamp duty vary by state, bank and developer, and rates change. Have a property lawyer read your documents, and confirm every figure before you transact. Pinly does not verify title, and does not perform legal due diligence on your behalf.