Even if you're 100% SURE this is your last home. You're positive this is the home you'll be in until someone carries you out in that big black limo, it rarely is. You probably will move again. So when you buy or build, make SURE that the home will someday work for someone else.
This quirky floor plan may go well with your quirky personality, but when the day comes to sell, you may have a hard time finding someone just like you who gets a kick out of the weird and different.
Keep this in mind if you're remodeling as well. Hey, it's your home, and you should enjoy it. But let that artsy, creative, and yes, a little quirky side of you express itself in your paint and accessories. Paint can be changed. That furry lamp shade can be boxed up and stored in the basement.
Look for the tried and true floor plan that works with today's buyer, and one that will likely work for tomorrow's buyer as well. That tiny fourth bedroom that didn't bother you because you just needed it for a small office may bother many prospective buyers who are specifically looking for four bedrooms for their growing family. Your kitchen doesn't have much counter space, and when you bought your home that was okay because you only cook "ding" food anyway (when the microwave goes "DING!", your food's ready), but most people need that preparation space in the kitchen.
Bottom line: When you're shopping for a home, keep chanting over and over, "Must Think Resale..." because even though it doesn't bug you a bit, it's likely that staircase that goes nowhere or that tiny bedroom closet will be deal breaker when you need to sell your home some day.
Comments (3)Subscribe to CommentsComment