When building or buying a home, it helps to decide just exactly what you NEED and what you WANT.
Once you have a price in mind, THEN start looking.
If you do it the other way around – you’ll fall in love with a home that you can’t afford and none in your price range will ever measure up to it.
Location, Location, Location!
Don’t you wonder why people always ask about location first?
Well, it is the hardest thing to change about a home once you buy it.
However, there are things besides the location that you need to consider.
Things like the size of the lot – do you really want to mow those five acres or is it worth it to be that far from those nosy neighbours?
Dinner anyone?
Do you need that full gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances?
Think about your lifestyle in relationship to the Kitchen and Dining Room.
Do you actually cook?
Do you need that full gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and lots of cabinet space?
Do you need room in the kitchen for eating in – or will you always use the dining room?
What’s on TV tonight?
Do you need separate Living and Family Rooms?
In some areas, lifestyles are pretty relaxed all around and rarely do we find that we need a formal Living Room.
Many family rooms need to be large enough to accommodate computer stations as well as the entertainment center, complete with video games and surround sound.
Nite Nite, Sleep Tight…
The thing that really draws the attention of a homebuyer is the Primary Suite. Think about the size of your furniture…
- ✅ Do you need extra room for a crib?
- ✅ Do you need a sitting area or study?
- ✅ Separate walk-in closets for you and your spouse?
Where’s MY room?
Do you need more bedrooms? One for each kid or guest? Do they each need their own bathroom or can they share?
Where are these rooms in relation to the Primary Suite?
Is there a room dedicated as an office or a gym?
Where are we going to put that?
In the attic tends to be very warm in the summer and cold in the winters – not the greatest place for temperature-sensitive items – or things that you need to get to frequently.
Basements are usually always colder than the rest of the house.
Where are my clean socks?
I like to think about the Laundry as little as possible.
Even so, would it be better for you to have the washer and dryer stashed in an upstairs closet, or have a Laundry production room (complete with built-in ironing board and laundry chute) – that the kids pass through on their way back in from the pool?
Once you have a prioritized list, share it with your consultant – this will help them find a home to really suit your needs. After seeing a few homes that the consultant has found based on your list, if you find that something has moved up or down the list, in terms of priority – make sure to tell them.
They want to help you find what you need and want. You’re well on your way to finding your new dream home!
Want early access to serious buyers?
If you’re going to be moving in the next six months, what you might not realize is that there are a significant number of buyers searching for homes like yours.
In fact, for every buyer actively viewing homes right now, there are 5-10 more about to begin their search, or eagerly waiting for the perfect property to come up.
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Before you put your house on the market, you need to find out how much it’s worth in today’s market, so you can make your plans based on the most current information available.
We can prepare a detailed Pin-Point Price Analysis for you that shows the most current market activity in your area for homes like yours, and we can recommend an optimal marketing price range that will give you the best odds of selling quickly – and for top dollar!