Buying sight unseen is not for faint of heart

(Flickr photo by MadEmoiselle Sugar)

Anyone who purchases an apartment from floorplans probably knows that opportunities abound for making a mistake.

An article in the New York Times last year provided a good rundown of issues that buyers should explore before signing on the dotted line for apartments in buildings yet to be completed or, on occasion, even started.

Some of the concerns that the wise buyer of such apartments ought to bear in mind center on the following: