I recently had a buyer who had a pretty long journey finding a home. By the time we put the pen to the paper, we saw over 50 homes.

I truly understand why we had to look at so many (sigh...) because he did not want to EVER have to move again. But it was alot of work for both of us!

Toward the end of this home seeking adventure, he was driving up to my office and saw a sign by some apartments for rent that read: " STOP LOOKING AND START LIVING!".

He said he took it as a sign... (no pun intended) that he needed to make a decision!

The home he ended up buying was one we saw about 1/3 of the way into this process, so about house # 15.

I was relieved that he would soon be settling into decision mode and now I get a chuckle every time I see that sign.

I think it is important to narrow down the absolutes as far as what you must have in a home- before looking.

In this case, we had actually done that but he had some very choosey criteria, which I have no problem with at all, it just takes longer.

But looking at homes does get very tiring after awhile and anything you can do ahead of time in regard to narrowing down your choices, may end up saving alot of time and energy needed for the big move!

It is a fun and satisfying feeling to know that your clients can START LIVING AND STOP LOOKING! and live " happily ever after in their new home sweet home!