{"id":679,"date":"2017-07-18T13:44:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/?p=679"},"modified":"2018-05-03T15:28:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T19:28:07","slug":"must-lust-3-ways-win-home-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/must-lust-3-ways-win-home-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Must or Lust? 3 Ways to Win in Your Home Search"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you get the green light by your lender to start searching for properties, the excitement can quickly become all-consuming. Your heart is filled with all the dreams in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s really easy to get caught up in the \u201cI have to have ___________, \u00a0so I\u2019ll cut back somewhere else \u201d game, even when you don\u2019t actually know where that somewhere else is or if you can realistically cut back there.<\/span><\/p>\n Understanding how to know the difference between a must-have or a lust-have will be the key to winning in your home search and finding the house of your dreams AND<\/i> reality.<\/span><\/p>\n Start by getting everyone in the family together on the couch and have each person make a list of everything they\u00a0want<\/i> in your house. This ‘il be fun! \ud83d\ude09<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Think of the things you lust after on your Instagram feed. If you love it, jot it down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Once you and your partner (and the kids) have everything down, make a new list starting in order from things you want most to least. Do you need more space? Do you need a big yard? A walk-in closet? You get the point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Narrow your list down to your top 10, and then compare your list to your partner\u2019s top 10. What things appear on both lists? Those items should carry more weight because you both want them in your home.<\/span><\/p>\n This is the part where you decide those things you strongly consider as \u201cnon-negotiable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As you\u2019re out looking at houses, keep your list handy. Maybe you\u2019re not willing to give up hardwood floors for a jetted tub, but would you be willing to compromise for a jetted tub and extra square footage? Refer back to your must-haves list often. It\u2019s easy to get distracted.<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a quick checklist that I use when searching for a home. If you answer \u201cyes\u201d to all of these, then a \u201cLust\u201d may be worth the splurge \u2014 that is, if you can be sure that you\u2019ll be able to afford the feature (in terms of your monthly mortgage payments and living expenses).<\/span><\/p>\n Searching for homes doesn’t have to be overwhelming or complicated. Using this simple process will keep you and your family on track to what you really want and will hopefully reduce conflict along the way. And we could all use some of that, right?<\/p>\n What are some of your MUSTS or LUSTS? Share them in the comments below and have a little fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you get the green light by your lender to start searching for properties, the excitement can quickly become all-consuming. Your heart is filled with all the dreams in the world. It\u2019s really easy to get caught up in the \u201cI have to have ___________, \u00a0so I\u2019ll cut back somewhere else \u201d game, even when…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1358,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions\/1358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buyershomestore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Make Your List of Lusts<\/span><\/h1>\n
Now Highlight Your Musts<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Bring Your List When You Look at a Home<\/span><\/h1>\n
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