In working with home buyers of all different family make ups I have concluded there are at least two universal criteria that people are looking for in their home. Sure there is the schools, location, shopping, everything you see on everyone else's list. But listening very intently to the women buyers especially two things stand out.
Safe - the abode must be safe, whether there are children or not. Why invest in something that you don't gut feel have a good feeling about? This is dominant among the women and very strong among men too whether they will admit to it or not.
Quiet - what I mean by this is your shelter is a refuge from the world. It must have its quiet spaces. Men have game rooms or garages, women have kitchens, large bathrooms or special study rooms or a nook here or there.
Next time YOU are buying a house or as a REALTOR pay attention to your buyers, what their eyes, ears and words say about safe and quiet. There's a lot there to rule a house in or OUT!! These emotional signs might overrule anything else they have on their wish list.
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