Your “right home” may not be your “forever home.” Sometimes your life circumstances and current lifestyle lead you to a property that doesn’t fit your needs “forever,” but it fits your needs right now. Interestingly, 81% of buyers who think they bought their “forever home” end up moving in 5 years.
Over the last few years some buyers focus on finding the best home that fits their criteria of a “Forever” home. The search is frustrating, long, tiring and sometimes elusive. Buyers focus on future needs rather than their immediate circumstances. Of course, it’s natural to look for a house that you absolutely love, the house of your dreams, the house that you can grow into. In reality, though, the search that “checks all the boxes” rarely ends with the ideal house. Why does the search for a “forever” home turn into endless showings and frustration?
After working with buyers for many years, we ask more questions than other real estate agents. Instead of asking for a list of “must have” features in a home we ask these lifestyle questions:
- What do you do for recreation?
- Do you need to be on a school bus-line or close to school?
- Where do you work? Do you need to live close to your company or do you work from home?
- Do you want the option of public transportation?
- How close do you want to be to the airport, the interstate, grocery shopping, restaurants and health care providers?
The “forever home” may have the “wish list” items but it may not fit the lifestyle questions. If you’re frustrated with your home search, or just thinking about starting, reach out – we'd love to help you find the best home to suit your needs, now and for the future.