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Consider your lifestyle when buying a home in La Crosse

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Keller Williams Premier Realty

So, you are thinking of buying a home in the La Crosse area.  Congratulations!  Now comes some thinking on your part.  How much do you want to spend each month on a mortgage?  What amenities do you need and want in your new home?  These are important, but there is something else to consider.  What is your lifestyle?

Lifestyle can be considered in many ways:

Location - Do you want to live downtown, close to the nightlife?  Or maybe you want to live close to your job so you can walk or bike to work.  How about being close to walking paths for outdoor exercise.

Outdoor space - Do you like outdoor activities?  Having friends over for a barbeque or playing volleyball?  Or does the thought of mowing the lawn make you shudder? How about shoveling that sidewalk in 10 degree weather?

Indoor space - Do you enjoy having guests over for entertainment, or family staying over for the weekend?  Do you really like cleaning that extra bathroom?

Adding these considerations in to your decision when choosing your home can help you make the best choice, not only for now, but for the future.

 

For more information on homes available for sale in La Crosse, don't hesitate to contact me.

 

Posted by

Joan Dickie

Broker, Licensed in WI and MN

Proudly serving La Crosse County WI and Houston County MN

608-788-6012 (office)

608-397-1790 (cell)

joanmdickie@gmail.com

 

 

 

Sharon Parisi
United Real Estate Dallas - Dallas, TX
Dallas Homes

Joan, these are great suggestions for those beginning to think about where they want to live.

Those moving to Dallas from another geographic area often underestimate driving times with stop and go traffic.  When you look at a map, work and home may look a lot closer than they feel when you are sitting in traffic for an hour. Sometimes buyers need to drive the distance in rush hour traffic to understand "city miles" versus "highway miles."

My cousin and her family have lived in La Crosse forever.  I love to visit!

Jan 21, 2016 12:26 PM
Joan Dickie

Luckily in La Crose, our rush hour isn't like a larger city.  Here, rush hour is 50 cars at a large intersection as opposed to 20 in off times.

Jan 22, 2016 12:14 AM
Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

Lifestyle is a big consideration when buying a home. 

Jan 21, 2016 12:50 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Clearly you are the agent to call when it comes to finding the perfect home in La Crosse Joan.

Jan 21, 2016 01:32 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Joan

Lifestyle is such an important consideration for many when buying a new home, and there are many issues to consider depending on what is most important, and what you are willing to trade off. And of budget so often enters in the equation.

You ARE the real estate professional to call for homes in the La Crosse WI area!

Jeff

Jan 21, 2016 02:10 PM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Joan Dickie I will put "" ditto marks under Bob Crane comment.  You are the agent to call in La Crosse, WI

Jan 21, 2016 09:39 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is very good advice for prospective home buyers. 

I hope you are enjoying a very productive January.

Jan 22, 2016 01:17 AM