What happens when your perfect house ... is not so perfect anymore?

I could almost leave that line the way it is.  What happens when your perfect house is just not so perfect anymore? 

I sold a home to a couple about three years ago.  I was actually surprised when I got an email from them today, in my "other" private email.  It was almost surreal that I would get an email from this particular couple.  You see three years ago when they bought a home from me, we searched for THE ONE, for almost a year.   If the husband like the home, the wife hated it.  If the wife liked the home, the husband hated it.  IF both the husband and the wife loved the home - one set of parents hated it.. and so on and so on.. This was almost getting to be a joke with us.  I would email them homes, tell them to drive past it and let me know if they wanted to see the inside.  They ALWAYS wanted to see the inside.  We got so friendly I even sent them to open houses on their own, because I was busy doing my own open houses - but they wanted to find the "perfect home" and they wanted to do it now. 

Phase in.    One bright glorious day the birds were chipping, the flowers  were in full bloom, we (all seven of us) go looking at a home that really I did not think that they would like.  It was old, need some work and it was actually not in the EXACT area that they were looking in.  But, despite my thinking - they LOVED the home.  Both of them and BOTH sets of parents.  Ohhh man it was like giving birth.  They gushed over the house.   They gushed all over each other - they gushed all over me.  They just loved - loved - loved everything about it.  I remember the wife saying  "This is it, this is the PERFECT home, we are not looking to ever sell this home.  I just KNOW that this will be the home I raise my kids in and they will get married here."  This was before the offer was accepted, before the engineer report and before the contracts were signed.  They were buying this home.

So that was that.  We did it.  We found their perfect home and they were NEVER going to sell it. 

Zoom into today. 

"Hi Christine, remember us?  Well guess what, we are thinking that we are going to sell our home.  We are expecting our second baby and I think that we have outgrown our home.  We finished the bathrooms, the basement and we just did the kitchen over.  But, the up and down is killing me and with two little kids, I don't know how I will be able to do it.  So, we are looking for a home in the St. Mel's area, a cape or a ranch for no more than $650,000 - $700,000.   I know this might be bad but I want to find a home before we sell.  Give me a call today".

The home is just not so perfect anymore.  I spoke to her on the phone and I am not sure if her commitment is as high as I would like, but this is the first phase of wanting to sell your perfect home.  I am sure that the real perfect perfect home will not be a cinch either so I am sure we both have plenty of time for the next purchase. 

So when you are looking for a home, remember:

• The perfect home is only perfect for the time being, situations change.
• What you love today - you might hate tomorrow.
• What your needs are now, will change.  What your wants are, might grow.
• The home is still perfect, but maybe just not for you anymore.
• Plan for the next three to five years - anything past that is impossible.
• Is there really a perfect home?

Comments

[Nicoletta Wylie]

I was laughing when I saw this one. I know only to well what it means" What really is the perfect house", because I myself was searching for the perfect house for myself and for an excellent client. Well it got to the point that I was looking for them and they were looking for me. It became a comedy in itself. I liked what they hated and vise versa. Needless to say, we all found something we liked so we were all happy in the end. Now my question to you is are we really happy? Now that we found the perfect house, location, schools, transportation and shopping can we make it the perfect" HOME". I don't know about you but I am still working on it and so are my excellent buyers. We still keep in touch and now we are moving on to bigger and better homes. Thanks for sharing and for the laughs.

[Christine]

Nicoletta - thank you for stopping by.. it was a long trip for you huh?

[Nicoletta Wylie]

You are welcome. It was worth the trip. Do you know how long it took for me to get there? Is it over a year?

[Juno888]

Maybe it took many year for that matter.