Buying a new home can be daunting if not outright frightening for some people, because they don’t want to make the mistake of buying the wrong home. Although buying a home is a very big step in life, a good plan on how to go about choosing the right property will lessen the worries completely. If you speak with any current Home Owner, I can assure you that they all had a “Necessity and Desire” list. Most of us have the must haves pretty clear in our minds but are they necessity or just desires? With this Housing market, anything is possible when looking for a home. So the first thing you should do is create a list of Necessities, not desires. Clearly understand what you need. Once that is done, then include 3 Desires. For instance your list of Necessities includes at least 4 bedrooms, 3 baths in the mandarin area with a two car garage. Those are must haves to accommodate your family, now the Large Kitchen with Granite Tops, Pool and Theater room are things that if you don’t have your family can still function, however, these items make a difference in the home that you will choose. Let’s talk about why this is important.
I had a home Owner that had to have Gourmet custom Kitchen with High end professional stove, Granite Tops and slate floors. She dreamed of the kitchen every night. Well we found a home that was one room less than what she needed, but the kitchen was everything she had dreamed of, so she bought the house and settled for fewer rooms. She was so immersed in her desire for a gourmet Kitchen that putting her pre-teen sons in one bedroom seemed as though it would be a great idea. Well the first year this really worked out for her and the family, but as puberty hit the boys, The house became a war zone, filled with Clothes lines separating the room, and scheduled alone time for each boy. Needless to say, we have put the “HOME WITH THE GREAT KITCHEN” back on the market and are looking for a 4 bedroom home to accommodate the family. Her husband occasionally walks behind her as we look at homes mouthing “I told you so”.
So before you begin looking at home be firm with you necessities and also be willing to let the desire carry less weight!
