Keep Common Sense Involved in the Decision Making Process

While you are looking at homes and once you make an offer on a home, there are some questions you should be asking yourself to help keep common sense involved in the decision making process:

1. Does the home work for you and does it meet your NEEDS?

*Remember the difference between wants and needs?

2. Do the numbers work for you?

*Can you reall afford this home?

3. What sacrifices are you making to get this home?

*It helps to think specifically about what you might be giving up for this particular home.

4. Will the home meet your needs for the near future?

*Will your family be growing? Are the kids going away to college?

*Will you still want to mow that big back yard in a few years?

If you know that you are the type of person who easily becomes emotional in your decision making process, it might be a good idea to carry a note card with these four questions on it to remind you while are looking!

Wendy’s Wisdom: Remember to strike a balance between emotions and common sense in your home buying process. It will help you enjoy your home that much more once you actually move in.





Excerpt taken from Rent-To-Buy: Your Hands-on Guide to BUY Your Home When Mortgage Lending Is Tight, Chapter 3, Pages 51-52.

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