How to Know You Found the One (Property You Want to Buy)
Buying a home is a very emotional process. If you allow those emotions to get the best of you, you may fall prey to a number of common home buyer mistakes. Since homeownership has far-reaching implications, it's important to keep your emotions in check and make the most rational decision possible.
Your aim is to end up with a home you love at a price you can afford, but unfortunately, many people do things that prevent them from achieving that dream. Look for these 6 signs that will confirm you are about to make the right move.
#1 You feel it in your heart
It all starts with a feeling. Right away, the place you are visiting feels like home. Sometimes this happens even before entering the property. In most cases, trusting your intuition is the right thing to do. When you know that it is right for you, that it is meant to be, you always feel it in your heart.
#2 The property ticks all the boxes
Before you started house hunting, you should have prepared a list of all your must-haves, as well as your deal breakers. Does the property tick all the boxes?
You can't deny the facts, so if the house or apartment you have a crush on matches all your criteria, then it is probably the one. But don't forget to check that you can't identify any deal breaker.
#3 It feels like the stars are aligning
Everything seems to be right: the timing, the location, the price the seller is asking. Moreover, your finances are in order, the bank has approved the loan you applied for, and you feel 100% ready to take the leap. When the stars align, it is always a good sign.
#4 You project yourself in this home
As soon as the inspection of the house or apartment began, you started projecting yourself. You imagine how you will arrange the furniture in the living room or what colour you will paint the walls in your new bedroom.
You remember that couch you had spotted that would perfectly fit the space and get excited about the fact you will have enough space in the kitchen to really cook.
You might also think about where you will set up your home office or how to start growing your own veggies in the garden. Again, another sign that you might have found your new home.
#5 It is all you can think and talk about
You can't stop thinking and talking about it. You have slept it on it (maybe a few times), and the excitation doesn't fade. On the contrary, all you want is to go back.
You share your excitement and tell everyone about it. You might even get upset and defensive if someone you share the photos and description with makes a criticism. This is another clear sign that you found the one.
#6 You don't feel like visiting more homes
No matter the number of potential homes you have inspected so far, you don't feel like house-hunting anymore. Other houses or apartments you were looking forward to visiting have all lost their attractiveness, and you don't feel curious about them anymore.
The excitement is gone, and you feel like you have no more energy to run from one inspection to another. Because you know you found the one.
So are all the signs there? Then you know you found the one home right for you to buy.