Are you a "Space Explorer"?
I'm not talking about space like Carl Sagan's "billions of billions of stars type of space", but the space we live in; the square footage of our home and the size of the land on which it sits.
Some buyers I've worked with recently might be space explorers. They selected a home from the internet that was 3800 square feet, but once inside the home - it seemed way too big.
I listed a home around 1400 square feet. Showing feedback from several buyers was that the house was too small.
It's good to be an explorer, how would you know if the home fits, if you didn't go inside?
We perceive our living space in terms of seeing it and being in it rather than in numbers. Digits don't translate the correct amount of space to everyone's brain and don't always translate to the way the space is being utilized, either.
A 16 X 14 foot sitting area within an open great room might seem more spacious than a separate room of the same size. Depending on the floor plan, an 1800 square foot house may seem more spacious than one with 2100 square feet.
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Remember, size is just a number, and it doesn't always translate into quality or useable space.
The other day, I wrote a post about buying jeans. When you shop for clothes, you have to try them on because your size doesn't fit perfectly in all styles.
It might serve you well to look at several homes with various amounts of square footage.
Try them on for size, and then you will find the right fit.
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Mary Douglas, your Mountain Broker-Associate and REALTOR®
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, CO
www.redfeatherlakes.com ---800-531-2195
"A Day in the Mountains will always soothe your city soul"
The information contained in Mary's blog is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed, and the opinions and views expressed in these articles are solely those of the author.
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