You may think you're in love, but don't get emotionally attached to that house! If you're buying your New Braunfels, TX home and think you've found the perfect home for you, remember this is the one you're going to marry, not the one you're just casually dating. This is NOT the "friend with benefits"...this is the ONE you're bringing home to mama!
All too often when I work with buyers in Central Texas, my buyers are drawn to the "pretty" houses because of the emotions the pretty house evokes. It's love at first sight! But is it? Or, is it like dating the girl who is a knock-out but has zero personality? You know what you do with zero personality?? You fall asleep on the date! How about going for the cute girl with the sense of humor that keeps you laughing and the intelligence to keep the conversation going? That's someone you should marry.
When I first meet with buyers, I interview them extensively about their needs and lifestyle. From there, I strive to match them not just to a house, but to an area that will fit their lifestyle as they've described to me. As a real estate agent, my primary goal is to protect my client's investment. I know the neighborhoods and areas which hold their value. Finding the right house is an equation that comes together in an effort to look out for the buyers' best interest.
So, where do buyers go wrong? They see a "beauty" and they want to marry it before they've even had a chance to get to know it! They see a house that is staged, smells pretty, has a nice yard...all those things that can change. What will you do when you've been living in the house less than a year and realize you don't like the fact that the nearest grocery store is 7 miles away? Or, your commute to work is 45 minutes long? Or, the train behind the neighborhood keeps you up at night? You became so emotionally attached to the house when you were "dating," that you failed to see all its flaws!
There's a reason why listing agents advise sellers to de-clutter and stage their homes prior to listings. There's a reason why we bake cookies at an open house or place flowers around the house our client is selling. There's a reason why buyers in new home neighborhoods most often buy the same floor plan as the model home. It's because more often than not buyers are emotionally driven by what they see and sense while in the home. They go on a feeling that is only affected by the senses.
It's fine to want a nice home, but try to look past the decor, paint colors and pretty scents and look at the floor plan, the condition and the location. Then ask yourself, "Ok, so, even if it isn't perfect, is it perfect for me?" If the answer is yes, don't be led astray by the "beauty" of another house that may be all wrong for you.
Keep your emotions in check and you will get a perfect home that will meet all your needs for years to come!
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