When purchasing a home, there are a variety of different factors that we consider when making this big decision. The top factors include size of the house, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, layout, fixtures, condition, neighborhood, location, etc. Clearly, there’s a lot that we weigh in our minds when thinking about a home.
Another big factor that many people consider are area schools. But many people cannot afford the home they want in top school districts. Therein lies yet another consideration – do you go for a house that isn’t what you want, or in the condition or size you want, just to be in the school district, or do you buy the house you want, in the area you want?
Discussion for each side:
Nice, newer home in decent school district.
The Upside: Get the house you want, and send the kids to schools that are good enough.
The Rationale: Kids learn most of their values at home, and a household with supportive parents that value education and family can help the kids succeed in life even if they didn’t go to the very best schools.
Vs.
Smaller, older in an excelling school district.
The Upside: You get your kids in the school you want and you work with the home you can afford in the area.
The Rationale: You can make sacrifices for your kids and live just as good in a home that is either not what you want, smaller, etc.
So which would you pick - better school or better home? And if you don’t have kids, pretend you do and share your thoughts!
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