Needs might include a minimum number of bedrooms and bathrooms, no steps, fenced yard, perhaps a first-floor laundry facility, and any feature the prospective buyers have decided they cannot accept a home without. Desires are features that make the home more attractive or enjoyable — an upgraded kitchen, walk- in closets, a primary bedroom suite. Of course, one buyer’s need is another buyer’s desire. The point is to know your own needs and desires for they will determine what you can truly live with. Buying a house is not a simple process. Contacting a real estate professional can help get a meaningful process started in a timely fashion.
PETS
Consider your pets in your home shopping. Home buyers who are pet owners must provide for their pets. A third of millennial- aged respondents (ages 18 to 36) who purchased their first home (33%) say the desire to have a better space or yard for a dog influenced their decision to purchase the home, according to a survey conducted online by Harris Poll, on behalf of SunTrust Mortgage. Dogs ranked among the top three motivators for first- time home purchasers and were cited by more millennials than marriage/upcoming marriage, 25%, or the birth/expected birth of a child, 19%. It’s essential that the neighbourhood in which you are going to buy a house has no restrictions on pets — or livestock, if that is something you desire. Do you raise American Staffordshire Terriers, also known as pit bulls? There are neighbourhoods that ban this breed. What about goats? Vietnamese pigs? Have you always wanted fresh eggs from your own chickens? Include your animals in location planning.
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