It’s always about THE DREAM HOME.
But what if it’s not?
It’s one of the most overused phrases on Selling Sunset and House Hunters. “We’re on the hunt for our dream home.”
But dreams change. Life happens, and needs shift. And sometimes, affording our “dream home” isn’t in the cards. So then what?
We put so much pressure on ourselves to find our dream home that we forget to look for the “Right home now.”
So what could that look like?
Maybe it means buying down instead of buying up. For example, considering a 2-unit rental home instead of a single-family home, living on one side while renting out the other.
Or simply buying a smaller home. It might feel like we’re purchasing “less house,” but sometimes living in a home that requires less maintenance is a gift. We’ll have less square footage to clean, less to maintain, and hey, maybe we could actually afford the neighborhood we’ve always dreamed of (even if our new home is smaller than our current one!)
Another option we’ve been discussing with a lot of clients lately is keeping their current mortgage (if they’re locked in at a low rate!) and saving up to purchase a new primary home! Your home with the lower rate could become a rental property and could even help offset the costs of your new mortgage!
Bottom line: sometimes we need to turn off the TV (sorry, Million Dollar Listing!) and get creative with our options. When you think more about a “Right home now” and less about a “dream home,” you have so much more buying power and freedom to live the life you’ve been wanting!
If any of this is making your heart race because you’re like, “WE want to do this!!” then contact us to discuss your dream home journey!
Karen Trimble
262.271.3621 | ktrimble@kw.com
Kathy Popovich
513.265.3461 | teamtrimble@kw.com
Katy Thomas
262.719.0182 | kzthomas@kw.com
Laurie Flatt
262.565.3461 | laurieflatt@kw.com
Kara Schroeder
262.893.8058 | kschroederkw@gmail.com
