Before Buying Checklist
The final gate before you pay. Two clearly separated sections: Vastu verification (with links to this platform's own sourced tools) and general property due diligence — explicitly NOT Vastu, things this platform cannot check for you.
1. Vastu Verification
Each item links to the tool that already checks it, sourced and versioned.
Plot orientation / facing
Which direction the plot faces, and whether that's auspicious for your intended use.
Check with: Plot Checker / Plot Risk Report
Plot shape
Regular shapes (square, rectangle within ~1:2) are preferred; irregular/cut shapes carry a documented risk flag.
Check with: Plot Checker / Plot Risk Report
Road-hit (Veedhi Shoola)
Whether a road terminates pointing at the plot, and from which direction -- a separate check from the plot's own facing direction.
Check with: Plot Risk Report
Plot slope pattern
No numeric slope formula exists in classical sources -- only the qualitative preference (SW/S/W higher, NE/N/E lower), already covered.
Check with: Plot Checker
Borewell / water tank placement (if already present)
Borewell/underground tank and overhead tank follow opposite zone rules -- check both separately if the plot already has them.
Check with: Borewell & Water Tank Checker
Open-space margin potential
Vastu's genuine preference is for more open margin toward North/East -- relevant when planning where the structure will sit on the plot.
Check with: Construction Planning
Overall recommendation
A single Buy / Buy with caution / Consider alternatives / Not recommended verdict combining the above.
Check with: Property Decision Report
Fit for your intended use
The same plot can rate very differently for a family home vs. a rental vs. commercial use.
Check with: Plot Suitability Report
2. General Property Due Diligence
NOT Vastu. This platform has no access to land-registry, court, municipal-zoning, survey or utility-board records for any given plot, and does not estimate or guess at any of these. Verify each item independently before paying.
Verify via the seller's title deed chain, an advocate's title-search report, and the local sub-registrar's encumbrance certificate.
Obtain a fresh encumbrance certificate (typically covering 13-30 years) from the sub-registrar's office to confirm no pending mortgages, liens or legal claims.
Get an independent land survey to confirm the plot's actual boundaries match the sale-deed measurements -- boundary disputes are common and not detectable from any Vastu input.
Check court records and the encumbrance certificate for pending civil or property disputes on the plot.
Confirm the plot has a genuine, unobstructed physical approach road (not just a paper right-of-way) -- distinct from the road's LEGAL width, see below.
Minimum approach-road width for a building permit is set by each state/city's municipal building byelaw (e.g. Tamil Nadu's TNCDBR/CMDA, Karnataka's BDA) and varies by plot size and zone classification. Verify with the local planning authority.
Already flagged not_shippable_municipal_law in construction_planning_rules_v1.json; repeated here because it is equally relevant at plot-purchase time. Verify with the local municipal building byelaw.
Confirm the plot's approved land-use classification (residential/agricultural/industrial) with the local town-planning authority.
Verify municipal water-connection availability, or groundwater feasibility if relying on a borewell, with the local water board.
Verify with the local electricity distribution board.
Confirm what approvals (layout approval, building permit, occupancy certificate for existing structures) the plot or any existing construction actually holds, with the local municipal or panchayat authority.
Before Buying Checklist — questions people ask
Is the due-diligence section Vastu guidance?
No — it's explicitly labeled general property due diligence. This platform has no access to land-registry, court, municipal-zoning or utility-board records and does not estimate or guess at any of them.
The complete buying journey
Compare shortlisted properties → identify risks → get a purchase recommendation → check suitability for your purpose → verify everything here before buying.