02/12/2024
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match! As I help you search, I want you to ask yourselF 3 clarifying questions.
What is the #1 reason you want to be in a relationship (with your home or with your spouse!)?
This should be the driving force behind the decisions you make throughout the home buying/dating process and ultimately, the reason why you choose the home you purchase.
#2 What are your must haves (and deal breakers)?
When youâre in the âyoung loveâ stage, itâs a struggle to look past the superficial things. His eyes, sweet texts, and charm are like the equivalent of paint colors and decorations and interior finishes.
Those things come and go, but what youâre left with are the bones of the house (or the person). The layout (his character), the square footage (his personality), the location (his life experience)...these things donât change.
So who are they when all the charm is stripped away? When youâre clear on what matters to you, itâs a lot easier to make relational decisions, both in marriage and home ownership!
#3) What kind of lifestyle are you looking for?
You can fall in love all you want, but if you want to stay in your hometown and work in your family business and your partner wants to travel the world and never settle down, itâs not going to work.
In the same way, you can fall in love with a home, but if itâs in a location you donât love or requires so much maintenance you wonât be able to sleep in and enjoy the slow weekends you love so much, itâs not a good fit.
As we look at each possible match and you ask youRself these questions, it will eventually become clear which home is the one for you! Thatâs when itâs time to propose!
MakinG an offEr can be a scary sTep, but itâs a lot easier when you know itâs the one for you (and when you have a pro on your side walking you through each step like I aM!)
Some negotiAtions are possible but Iâm sure it wonât be long until the seller says, âYes, yes, a thousand times yes!â and you aRe officially under contRact!
Tomorrow weâll dIve into whAt happens next, but for now, Iâm dyinG to know, what are some of your next home must havEs and deal breakers?