CHAPTER 3 Buyers Needs and Desires
"Want is desire. Need is necessity. Be the need." - Jishnu Sen
After you have decided to buy a home, what sort of home it will be is your next decision. Imagine your dream house. It fulfills both your needs and desires. It fits the need for a good roof over your head, a sturdy structure, modern fixtures and appliances, living space, and functional rooms. Your priority in any home purchase should be ensuring most of your needs are met. Your needs fulfilled, you turn to your desires. Perhaps you envision a home on the beach or in the woods, a gourmet kitchen, a wood-paneled den, a crystal chandelier over a banquet table in the manor-sized dining room or an Olympic-sized swimming pool with a hot tub and sauna. Sometimes, you will not find everything you desire in a home and if you do, you may not be able to afford it. Prioritize the things you want in a home by how important they are. Budget usually constrains us most in selecting a home. While a good roof and working appliances are necessary for any home, others, like the sauna, will stay on the list of desires for now.
22
Powered by FlippingBook