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Is It Better To Be the Little Fish In The Big Pond When Buying My Diamond Bar CA Home?

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Real Estate Agent with KASI Homes DRE #01489340


First time buyers in Diamond Bar CA often have more desire than they do money. This is not a bad thing, it is just simply a matter of fact. We’ve all got to start somewhere. Sometimes the biggest challenge is deciding whether to buy the large home that will be generally quite impressive to your friends or to buy the smaller home in the impressive neighborhood.

Many times I have buyers who choose the first option. They purchase the impressive big home because heck--It’s amazing! While there is always more than one factor when it comes to making the final decision on where to buy and which home to buy, it is always important to keep resale in mind. Perhaps we will start seeing people remain in their homes longer but in the past, people have moved homes roughly every five to seven years. This is one of the reasons that thinking about resale could be important.

There’s always something quite nice about an impressive home with numerousLittle Fish Big Pond bedrooms and bathrooms but there can be equally charming and noteworthy items in regards to being the little fish in the big pond. For example, if we take two homes in the exact same neighborhood and we build just a handful of small homes in the neighborhood, the small homes will benefit from the larger homes. Why? This is based upon the Principle of Progression. The Principle of Progression states that the value of a lesser residence is increased in value by its location in a neighborhood of better homes. The flip side is that a large home in a neighborhood of much smaller homes is adversely affected by the value of the other properties. This is the Principle of Regression. Therefore, buying the only Taj Mahal in the neighborhood is probably not a good choice.

The moral is when you are the little fish hanging around the big fish you can’t go wrong. You’ll maintain better values for your home and get the added benefit of a wonderful neighborhood. So when it’s time to ask, “What’s My Diamond Bar CA Home Worth?” you may be pleasantly surprised at the value it holds.

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Keisha Hosea, Broker

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Comments(4)

Kim Delia
Remax Professional Associates - Charlton, MA
Realty Delia Group

good info

Feb 03, 2011 08:30 AM
Donna Paul
Keller Williams Realty Gold Coast - Dix Hills, NY
Long Island Home Specialist,All About Real Estate

Keisha: Many buyers on the market some time forgets that resale vaule of the home they are purchasing. It really does make sense to consider what the home will be worth, if you decides to sell it within the next 5 years. Great post

Feb 03, 2011 12:05 PM
Tamara Elliott-Deering
Central Metro Realty - Austin, TX

Keisha,

Unfortunately home buyers especially first time home buyers are not really thinking with their heads, they're following their egos and their hearts.  Part of our job is to remind them that it's always the best bet to buy the "worst house in the best neighborhood" because there is a very good chance that their circumstances will change in the next 5-10 years and they will need to sell their house.

Tamara

Feb 04, 2011 03:00 AM
Keisha Hosea- KASIHomes.com
KASI Homes - Chino Hills, CA
Real Estate Solutions For Real People

Remax Professional Associates, thanks for reading my post.

Donna and Tamara, you are both right. Sometimes I see that star like gaze in their eyes and I know that they are not listening to a word I am saying.

Feb 04, 2011 03:16 AM