Remember, no matter how many desires you leave unfulfilled now, they can be worked on later. A pool can be added after a promotion or two. Maybe you don’t like the colour of the walls or the window frames; renovation may be a hassle, but it’s always an option for later. Paint colour is rarely a need, but having a garage if you plan to run an auto-mechanic business out of it is.
A NOTE ABOUT PETS
Consider your pets when home-shopping. Homebuyers who are pet owners have special requirements they must meet for their pets. A third (33%) of millennial-aged survey respondents (ages 18 to 36) who purchased their first home say the desire to have a better space or yard for a dog influenced their decision to purchase their first 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 is essential that the neighbourhood in which you are going to buy a house have no restrictions on pets. Do you raise American Staffordshire Terriers? There are cities that ban this breed — they’re better known as pit bulls. Goats? Vietnamese pigs? Do you love to always have fresh eggs from your own chickens?
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