When you are getting started in your home search it is important for you to figure out what it is that you want. More than just how many bedrooms and bathrooms. Your agent needs to know what you want, what you really really want.

Hopefully they have the skills to do a little digging to discover your true desires, but you can help them. Start out by thinking about where you live now. What do you like the most? What do you dislike the most? Think about someplace you lived when you were growing up. Was there something that you really liked?

Think about your lifestyle. Where do you spend the most time? How about other family members? Does everyone split up? Can the design of the home bring everyone back together? (Assuming you want it to). For example, I have been tokd by buyers that they want a large kitchen, but a little more questioning  uncovers that what they really didn't like was being in the kitchen alone when they had company or family out in the living room. Many newer homes are designed with the kitchen being open to the family room instead of behind closed dooors, which allows for interaction with family and friends at the same time your'e in the kitchen. It really wasn't so much about the size.

So when you think about what you want also consider what it is about that that's important to you. The more you can communicate to your agent the better chance he or she has of finding the home that truely meets your wants and needs.

Happy Hunting! 

Rick Snow El Paso Homes For sale

Rick Snow

Broker/Owner

First Choice Realty

El Paso, TX

915-329-5868

 
Posted by Rick Snow on 03/22/2012 05:41 AM   Comments (2)   home search, features  
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All good and valid points Rick.  Good luck to you and your buyers!                                                            
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its a good idea to let them browse through MLS to job their memory on what they really need because many do  not really know. They know what they like.
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Author Bio: Rick Snow is a real estate broker and educator in El Paso, TX. He is actively involved in real estate on a daily basis and produces a TV show, El Paso Homes TV and a weekly radio show, El Paso Homes Radio. Rick sits on the Executive Committee as Regional Vice President (Region 16) for the Texas Association of REALTORS® and serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS®. He is a Past President of the GEPAR MLS Board of Directors. Rick was selected as the 2011 REALTOR® of the Year for the Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® and is a Faculty Member for the Texas Association of REALTORS® University



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