| Buying a new home is probably the largest financial | | | | when you go to sell. When buying a new home, |
| commitment anyone makes in their life. It stands to | | | | many buyers do not tend to look at bonus rooms as |
| reason, then, that people want the home to provide | | | | an extra bedroom sometime in the future. |
| as much benefit as possible. When you purchase | | | | What about the dining room? You should think about |
| your home make sure that it benefits you both | | | | how often you will entertain and have family and |
| personally and financially in the long term. | | | | friends over. In many cases, people tend to think of |
| It's a very good idea to write down what you are | | | | their immediate family needs only. Then when a |
| looking for when buying a new home. It will help | | | | special holiday comes and more people show up then |
| tremendously to have this list when you go house | | | | you can ever imagine things get a little stressful and |
| hunting. All too often when people go searching for | | | | crazy. |
| their new home, excitement overtakes their | | | | It's not a bad idea to create a spreadsheet template |
| sensibilities and the buyers end up with a home that | | | | for your house hunting needs. For example, you can |
| is short on what is really important to their family | | | | list on the left side all of the features you want your |
| needs. With a list, at least you can keep track of the | | | | new home to have. At the top, list out each |
| pros and cons of each home that you visit. | | | | property that you'll be visiting. And, check off each |
| Another good idea is to ask your friends and family | | | | item as you go along. It will be so much simpler than |
| ideas of what you should be looking for in a new | | | | to try to remember all of these features at the end |
| home. Something as simple as the air filtration system | | | | of the day. |
| can end up costing you a lot of money if not included | | | | Another question to ask yourself is do you want a |
| in your list. For example, if the house has separation | | | | fixer upper or one that has already been renovated. |
| air units for each room, as opposed to central air, | | | | This is an important question that should be asked |
| you could end up fixing a lot of small systems, rather | | | | BEFORE house hunting. Of course fixer uppers will |
| than one central system that may have a better unit. | | | | generally be a lot less expensive than homes that |
| Bonus rooms are often overlooked because generally | | | | have already been renovated. But, by how much is |
| people tend to seek out bedrooms and bathrooms. A | | | | the question? And, can you afford the higher price |
| room is considered a "bedroom" if it has | | | | for a house that's already been renovated? |
| a closet. In many cases, some of the bonus rooms | | | | There are hundreds of more tips in my book that I |
| can be converted to a "bedroom" by a | | | | share in my book House Buyers Boot Camp. These |
| simple addition of a small closet. This will | | | | secrets include information that some people don't |
| tremendously help the resale value of your home | | | | want you to know. |