June 16th, 2023 2:08 PM by Cathy Heckman
What does that mean for me?
How many bedrooms and or bathrooms do I want or need?
Do I want a 2 or 3 story or is a ranch more your style?
What about a front porch or deck off the back?
Do you want lots of light coming in?
Are you a cook and a large kitchen is in order or just a large refrigerator for those leftover take out meals
Do I want a certain amount of square footage?
How about that garage? 1,2 or 3 car for those tools and work space
Do I want a yard that I can get my hand dirty and creative or do I want simple and easy? Maybe a NO maintenance Yard
Go visit an OPEN HOUSE or 2 and get an idea of what you want and what you will get for what you can afford.
What is out there, compare!!
Make a check list of things you want because we can all get caught up in the first look excitement. Once you have your house options then you can take a deeper look at that properties and make a different type of check list.
What about PRE-APPROVAL, Knowing your ability to purchase and what you can afford can be 2 different things. You can be pre approved for a specific amount but based on what your personal spending habits are you might want to look for something less than the max of what you are told you are approved to purchase.
Call with any question or just to chat about what you can look at in your future.