Buying Checklist

The listing research in this folder makes one thing very clear: the cheapest looking deal is often cheap for a reason. The recurring problems are file-based inventory instead of on-ground plots, open-form transfers, grey-structure houses, unclear possession, hidden dues, and location ambiguity. That means the purchase process has to be disciplined from the first token onward.

1. Finalize the funding and ownership plan before talking price seriously.
2. Shortlist only listings whose actual asset type is clear: on-ground plot, possession plot, constructed house, or file. Do not let an agent blur those categories.
3. Verify seller identity, transfer chain, dues, possession status, and society transferability before any token is paid.
4. For houses, verify approvals, grey-structure scope versus finished scope, utility connections, and any arrears.
5. For plots, verify whether the plot is balloted, on-ground, and free of hidden transfer constraints.
6. Inspect the street after rain if possible, or ask immediate neighbors specifically about waterlogging and drainage.
7. Run every payment through traceable banking channels only. No cash, no informal route, no hawala.
8. Put the real buyers and ownership percentages into the paperwork from day one.
9. Keep a closing folder with the sale agreement, remittance proof, title documents, tax challans, and society correspondence.
10. Use one Pakistani property lawyer to verify title chain, mutation or fard, society NOC, encumbrances, and possession before release of the main payment.

If the family wants a practical place to live or visit, not just a speculative position, the area comparison in Area Comparison is the right next page after this one. If the family wants the raw source detail behind the checklist, the most relevant source pages are Lahore 10 Marla Listings Research and Lahore Budget and Area Research.