You’ve decided to buy a 2003 Buick LeSabre with all options. You find 3 new LeSabre models, one is metallic gray, another is pearl white, another tan in color with taupe leather seating, complete with options, and all priced within $50 of one another. Which would you choose?
Limiting yourself to a single model with specific features, the choices are so similar, the decision becomes more difficult. The same can be true when buying a home. Although you have a long list of desired features and amenities, try to look at less specific requirements initially.
That way, a wider variety of homes can be seen, with a more exhilarating result – the purchase of a fresh style with a unique floor plan and more home. By leaving the door open for greater choice, new and unanticipated opportunities are sometimes uncovered.
For example, buyers often specify a 2 year-old or newer home - 3 bedroom, 2 bath, single-story with spacious rooms – a somewhat limiting description. When the agent inadvertently includes a15 year-old home with huge rooms in an open format with a study and workshop, the buyers may go wild with excitement. Had the search been limited to 2 year-old homes, it would not have even been seen.
Regardless of your expectations, leave the door cracked to allow for an occasional surprise. You’ll be glad you did.