Local Buying Tips
When you’re buying a house think about selling that house. Is the home large enough to meet the family’s growing needs? Will this be a fifteen to thirty year committment or is this house right for now but you will need to upgrade in three years?
You might be planning to live in your first home for only a few years and then upgrade to meet your needs. If this is the case, keep in mind who your target audience will be when it comes time to sell. A house in a poor school district or on a busy street will not be appealing to most families with children and will not be on the list of potential buyers.
The average time each family lives in their home is seven years. Consider this when you are looking for a home. Will this property work for my family for the next 5-7 years?
Make a check list while you are thinking logically. Imagine you're on a roller coaster. Throw in lots of emotions, multiply that by hundreds of thoushands of dollars, then buckle up, and hold on tight. Home-buying is an emotional process that includes lots of ups and downs. Ideally, you should set aside all your emotions when evaluating a house. However, that is practically impossible.
You need to let us know your faves and not so faves. It is just as important that you tell us what you don’t like about a home as it is what you do like. Buying a home is not a process of selection but more a process of elimination. Eliminate by prices, subdiviions, school districts, and many other cadegories.
Sometimes buyers spend all their time looking for the “perfect home” and they miss out on the one that they loved because they want to see more. There will always be more houses to see, but when you find the one that you love, stop looking. Someone else may be making your dream home their home if you pass up the opportunity.
Contact the Maranto Brothers for any inquiries about the homes you love.
