First lesson in house hunting, make a list of what you must have in a home. Not wants or would like, but must have. This has really helped Michael and I so far in our search for a home. We've been able to cut some homes right away due to this. My must have is pretty small, 3 bedrooms and a bathtub. Michael's is also pretty small, Air Conditioning and a garage. Everything else is negotiable. We do have some strong preferences but there will have to be some give and take.
We've been looking at homes for about two weeks now. Not that long considering it's such a big decision and a large investment. We are looking to buy a home in FDL since it is nearer to his work. We hope the move will help save on gas money and will open up more opportunities for me to do daycare. Plus it will help us build equity instead of continuing to rent.
We've seen four home together and I went to five open houses today. We've also sent a list of ten properties to the agent to look at. Our goal is to visit homes in groups of four or five and then pick our favorite one or two from that grouping. Then we will revisit the favorite homes and narrow it down more from there. So far we really like a home on Western and at the open house I really liked a home on South Main.
Here's to more showing and more lessons in home buying.
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