Reasons Couples Fight Over when Buying a House and How You Can Avoid Them

For many couples, it is a dream come true to be able to buy a house as you start your own family. However, many new homebuyers report that there are many reasons they have disagreed when choosing their new home.

Read on so you and your partner can avoid these clashes, or at least prepare for what’s to come.

REASONS

The LendingHome recently conducted a survey to couples who recently bought their homes and asked them the reasons they've agrued during the buying process. Here are the results:

• The price of the home: 53%
• The location of the home: 29%
• The size or style of the home: 18%
• The condition :29% said that their partner wanted a new home while they wanted a fixer-upper

Tips to Avoid These Arguments

Disagreements are unavoidable but there's always a way to cushion the blow. Here are the best ways to do that.

Decide your negotiables and non-negotiables BEFORE starting to home hunt.

When a couple starts to look at homes without any restrictions in the budget, location, style and the condition of the home, the possibilities will be endless. You and your partner may experience decision fatigue when you’re presented with a lot of options.

So before looking at homes, make an actual list. What are the must-haves and must-not-haves of your future home, and what are the things that may or may not be a feature of your new home? Decide on these and be firm. Make each other accountable. Maybe write your non-negotiables down and put it somewhere that you'll often see. 

To give you an idea, some of the details that can sway you and your partner are other additional features like a swimming pool, a solar system, a backyard and etc. Not necessary, but nice to have. 

While the idea of owning your home seems too exciting to start, this time of planning and pinning down what you really want in your home is irreplaceable in making your home-hunt a little bit smoother.

Be realistic with your budget.

Set a budget and stick to it. We repeat. Stick to your budget. This will be another way to eliminate options and narrow down your options. This may also save you from getting into a big debt that you’re not prepared for.

With this, you can avoid scenarios where you fall in love with a home not within your paying capacity and feeling restless or dissatisfied thinking that you'll be settling for less if you choose another house. 

Assess the best location of your home in relation to other aspects of your life.

If you’re working from home, the location of your new home can be limitless. It can be in the urban area, suburbs or somewhere in the rural side. But also take note of your social life. If you are the couple who loves going out with friends and family after work or during the weekends, make sure that the location of your new home is also in close proximity with your family and friends.

Take note also of your gym membership, or you have a club that meets regularly, religious activity where you need to go to a certain place.

Don’t end up in a beautiful location in a perfect home, but away from the people you love and activities that you often do.

Choose a realtor you can trust.

Any realtor can show you a home that you love. But few can show you the home you love, within your budget and fits your lifestyle. You have to look for a realtor who really cares for you and aims to improve the quality of your life by finding a home for you that’s the perfect fit.

Rest assured, everyone in Asante Realty upholds integrity, discipline and hard work,

Read the experience of our past clients. 

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