What can home buyers do to simplify their search?

Being realistic is a great place to start. Virtually every realtor promises to find you a ‘dream home’, and it’s easy to believe that there must be a perfect home out there, no matter the price range.

The perfect homes start at $10 million though. If you are in that range, I will find you a dream home!

Everyone else will have to kiss a few frogs to help narrow the search to homes that are suitable.

Here are a few quick ideas to help qualify the homes you see:

  • You will be considering older homes that could use some work. Only consider buying the homes that have at least HALF of the necessary remodeling already completed. Unless it has a spectacular location or other premium feature, then make sure the seller has given you a quality head start on the remodeling.
  • Expect to spend $25,000 to $50,000 on any house you buy. It changes the mindset from searching for the perfect home to a realistic hunt for where you will spend the money to add your personal touches to someone else’s home.
  • If this purchase might be your forever home, then insist on at least 2,000sf.
  • Compromise is part of the package. But limit your compromises to one or two only. If you find yourself seeing more than two things you don’t like, then this home ain’t for you. Importantly, this isn’t the last home for sale – there will be othesr!

The preferred features to consider in your search: location, private, sunny backyard, interior with natural light, larger functional kitchen, one-story, view or visual openness, 3-car garage, bedroom suite downstairs, possible forever home.

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