10 Tips to Find the Perfect Home

10 TIPS to Find the Perfect Home GO FOR THE LONG HAUL BUY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD BUDGET 5-7 Staying in place will save you a Be sure you know what you can significant amount in closing and moving costs, as well as give you truly afford, comfortably, and stick to it. It's smarter to buy a home you YEARS time to ride out unstable markets. can afford with ease than one you're struggling to hold onto. LEAVE ROOM TO GROW THINK "HOME" FIRST If you plan on having a baby or may Rather than thinking like an investor, have a kid move back home after predicting rates of appreciation and college, be prepared with a big real estate cycles, choose a place you enough house. actually want to live in and call "home" first. GO FOR YOUR TYPE LOOK AT BOTH OLD AND NEW Do you like privacy over simplicity of maintenance? This is a key New doesn't always mean better! While you may need to make some changes on PAINT difference between choosing a a preowned home, there may be other single family home or a great features you can't get with a newer condominium, for example. home, BE FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TIME TO SELL Open floor plans where the kitchen overlooks a family room are great While you're buying a home to live in for a long period of time, you should for keeping an eye out when kids also consider how easily it will sell are young, then is great for HOME FOR SALE when the time comes. entertaining once they leave the roost. LOCATION, LOCATION CHECK THE SURROUNDINGS Whatever the interior of the home looks like, Before you sign on the line, make sure the make sure the location is just as good--be surroundings fit your needs. It's best to find a aware of distance from busy roads, proximity to place in a community you'll cherish and enjoy. parks, etc. Source: Trulia.com QJustRentToOwn