Are you in the market or considering buying a home? If you are and are putting together your wish list, lifestyle is a very important criterion! After all, a home and its surrounding neighbourhood are the places where much of your lifestyle is going to be experienced.
So when considering buying a home, think about the lifestyle to which the property is going to lend itself. Ask yourself:
- How much entertaining do we do?
- Do we have children?
- Do we plan on having more children?
- Are the teenagers at home moving away soon?
- Is it important to have good schools located nearby?
- How long will the commute to work be?
- How big of a backyard do we require?
- Do we need a rec room?
- How easy will it be to get to golfing, dance lessons, baseball practices, movies and other activities my family and I enjoy?
- How important is it to be in a quiet area?
- Do we want a local park nearby for jogging, playing with the kids, and walking the dog?
- Do I have an older relative that might come to live with me?
- Am I close to retirement?
This list is just an example. Ideally, when buying a home, you’ll create your own list of questions to consider.