As you begin
any search for a new home in Charleston, SC, it’s worthwhile to take a step
back — to take a momentary time-out to consider widening the range of
possibilities.
For many
families, the kind of home they are looking for is a foregone conclusion.
Either they want a customized house in a new development, or a new home that
they will build themselves, or they may be pointed toward an existing house in
an established neighborhood.
It’s a worthwhile exercise to look at the assumptions
behind those fundamental housing preferences. After all, this is a very basic
choice that will greatly affect every family member’s quality of life for a
very long time. As you would expect, most of the time such evaluations result
in confirming the original direction: people who prefer a sparkling new home
will wind up checking out the new developments; those who gravitate toward
stately, tree-lined streets will point toward existing homes in established
neighborhoods.
No surprise there. But there is value in understanding
the root causes why one direction has more appeal than another. Understanding
those reasons can tell you what qualities are really most important in your new
home. It can clarify what you should be looking for in your search.
If you have become a true do-it-yourselfer who
takes satisfaction in presenting a distinctly individualistic personality to
the world, a model home in a sparkling new development might now hold less
appeal than it did previously. But if your new promotion has made for a more
high-energy, career-centered lifestyle, time factors alone might make the
advantages of a turnkey new home in a development decisive.
What turns
out to be as important as anything else is whether your current living
situation has changed enough that a new kind of home choice might be worth
considering. Especially when you are about to embark on as important a project
as finding a new home in Charleston, SC, take a moment to be sure that more
than momentum lies behind your basic direction. Then I’ll be ready, willing and
able to help you find a Charleston new home that fills the bill!
Interested in selling your
Charleston area home? Visit: www.jeffcookrealestate.com
Interested in buying a Charleston
area home? Visit: www.discovercharlestonareahomes.com
-Jeff Cook
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