Buy A House For Yourself, Not The Next Owner


Buy A House For Yourself, Not The Next Owner
By Scott Rogers • May 23, 2023
What are you focused on as a buyer when you walk through a home you might purchase? [1] Does this home work well for my needs? [2] Will this home be easy for me to sell when that time comes? Thankfully, with many homes, the answer to both questions can be "yes" - but that is not always the case. Sometimes, you'll walk through a home that is just perfect for you -- but you started to wonder whether this aspect or that aspect of the home will make it more challenging for you to sell it when that time comes. We should talk about those aspects of the home, acknowledge them, discuss whether they might impact the future resale of the home, talk about your intended length of ownership of the house, and then... focus in again on how the home works for your needs. After all, you should be buying a home for yourself, not the next owner. Certainly, if there is a high likelihood that you will need to sell the home again within a very short timeframe, perhaps we think a bit more about the future sellability of the house -- but in most circumstances, I'll encourage you to be focusing on how any particular house works well for you... rather than the next owner. Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: Is There A Price You WOULD Pay For This House? There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 24, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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