10 ways you'll know this is the right home for you
1) You Get Excited and your stomach Flutters! Remember when you first fell in love? Every time you saw your beloved, your stomach fluttered. It’s the same with a house.
2) You Forgive Flaws, In some houses you see flaws and refuse to consider them. However, with
houses your like, your are willing to overlook the flaws.
3) It Doesn’t Have Your Dealbreakers. Even if your willing to bend on some things, your dealbreakers are still your dealbreakers.
4) You Feel Pride in the House. Would you feel proud having people over to this home? Can you imagine yourself coming home to the house and feeling happy? Then it’s your house.
5) You Can Imagine Putting Your Stamp on It. No house is perfect, not even a mansion. You’ll still need to put your own stamp on it – things like furniture, paint color, landscaping, etc. Can you see how you’d arrange your furniture? Can you see how you’d like it to look, and is that image affordable?
6) It Meets Your External Criteria. Even if the house is perfect, it may not be right for you if it doesn’t meet your external criteria. I would not bother to look at a house if it doesn’t meet your school or commute standards. No matter how much you love a home, you can’t change traffic patterns or schools and those are important.
7) The House is Emblazoned in Your Memory. After looking at fifty houses, you’d think they’d all run together. The homes we like enough to make offers on stand out.
8) You Can Afford It. This is key. Yes you could look at a $2 million house and see all of the above, but if you can’t afford the house, it’s not really right for you.Y
9) You Want the House – I Mean Really, Really Want the house. Plain and simple, you walk away wanting the house. You want to make an offer right away. You can see your bidding strategy and know what you’re willing to pay. That said, make sure you don’t lose your head in a bidding war and overpay, especially in this market. At a certain point, when you might be ready to throw in the towel and just buy something, anything. Remember this sign that this isn’t the right house for you.
10) You Sort of Like It. Sort of liking it isn’t enough. You have to live here for a long time. You can’t just move in a year as you can with a rental. Don’t just buy a house because you’re tired of looking. Even if there are aspects you like, it needs to be enough to win you over. This is where you need the help of a good Realtor to help you find your perfect home.
