Mohali site visit checklist: what to look at before anyone mentions a token

A site visit is not a tour of the sample flat. It is the hour you find the things the rate does not mention. Go at the time you would leave for work. If the seller can only show you the site on a Sunday at noon, ask why.

On a plot

1. Stand on the plot number, not on a neighbouring one the driver prefers.
2. Look at road width, the slope, and where rainwater will sit.
3. Face the sun. A west-facing living side is a different house in May.
4. Note high-tension lines, a nullah, a cremation ground, or a planned road that still runs through the corner.
5. Ask what is already built on the street. Empty is not the same as peaceful.
6. Match the number to the authority layout before you leave.

In a flat

• See the actual unit if it is ready. A sample on the ground floor is a different flat.
• Check the view from the balcony you would use, including the tower that is still a hoarding.
• Walk the parking you are being sold, not the visitor bay.
• Listen for the road, the lift and the pump room.
• Ask what is pending in the tower: lifts, fire clearance, and the completion paper.

Bring this list. SSP will walk it with you and write down what we refused to recommend. That refusal is part of the visit.