Before and after construction is a fun way to get a good idea of the difference in how a home has evolved over time. This can also help you see what a home is really like.
Before construction, all you had were the plans for the house. After construction, you have the actual thing you now own. It’s a lot clearer what you are buying into.
Before construction, you are buying a new house. After construction, you are a new homeowner, and have the exact same thing you have today. In a word, it’s a clean slate. And it isn’t like a fresh start where you don’t have to deal with the same problems that you did before you bought the house. The biggest problem is that the building process creates a lot of stress and that can result in the exact opposite of what you want.
It is true that a lot has to change during construction. But there are ways to mitigate the stress and eliminate its consequences. For example, you can use a lot of time to work on the home. But you dont have to wait for things to get done. If you can work on the house first to make sure you can get everything done, you are less likely to have to deal with an issue later on.
The best example of this is when you’re building a home. You have to plan ahead because you don’t want your project to end up in such a state that you have to call the architect and get a new estimate. Even if you have a lot of money to spend, you can still plan ahead and make sure everything is done before you move in.
I recently bought a house, and the first thing I said to my realtor was, “I dont want to have to call the architect and get a new estimate at this point.” But she said, “Yes, because you will be moving in, and that will make it a lot more complicated.” This is how I feel all the time.
I know, I know. You have to keep your house in good shape before you move in, but you have to plan ahead too. For example, you can’t just say “Yay, I’m a homeowner!” to your realtor and then expect her to say “Yay, I can get you a good deal on the mortgage.
You know a lot of people think of real estate as a place to get rich quick, but it’s not. A realtor is a person you need to talk to about money. If she doesnt know how to talk to you about money, chances are she doesn’t know how to talk to anyone.
So when you are getting ready to buy a house, if you are thinking that you need to move in and decorate and then start to think about the house as a home, then you need to think about the realtor as a person you want her to talk to.
If you get a mortgage, you need to talk to a realtor that has experience in the area of the house you are planning to buy. This way you know how to talk to people about the house and you can give her the information she needs to help you make an intelligent decision on the best place to buy your home.