CHAPTER 3 Buyer Needs, Wants and Desir ants and Desires After you’ve decided to buy a home, what sort of home it will be is your next decision point. It’s a better approach to have a concrete vision in mind of what type, features, and amenities you want in your home, rather than a “shotgun look” at every listing that’s out there in your price range. Imagine your dream home. It fulfills all your needs, wants, and desires. It fits the need for a good roof over your head, a sturdy structure, modern fixtures and appliances, living space (i.e., bedrooms, living room), and functional rooms (i.e., kitchen, bathroom[s]). Your needs fulfilled, you turn to your wants and desires. A home on the beach or in the woods, a gourmet kitchen, wood-paneled den, crystal chandeliers over a banquet table in the manor-sized dining room, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool with a hot tub and sauna. In your first home, you must ensure all needs are met; however, there are probably going to be some wants and desires that you’ll have to let go of (for now) due to affordability issues or just not finding anything in the market that has those amenities.
Decide your needs vs your wants and desires.
• Would you like a swimming pool? Enough so that a home without one will not be looked at? • In what areas or neighborhoods might the home be located? • Where do you want to live? 36
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