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Building a new home?  Looking at a future move?  This article provides a nice outline of the different stages of a homebuyer’s journey.  From First time homebuyers to Move Uppers to Empty Nesters.

“The life of a home is often in the details. When the details are thoughtfully chosen, a home develops a personality. Through various upgrades and decorative options, not only does a home develop its own character, it also reflects the homeowner’s individuality.”

Everybody’s looking for a good deal. Sellers want the highest price possible and buyers want to buy a house below asking price. They both want the same thing — a good deal. Following years of a sellers market, many consumers are facing a more normalized market across the country. Particularly, in large metropolitan markets, the normalizing of the market has created a wait and see attitude on purchasing or selling real estate.

For the wise investor/home buyer, the cautionary phrase of “wait to buy real estate” should give way to “buy real estate then wait.” One of the keys to savvy real estate investing — whether for personal use or wealth building — is timing. In a seller’s market, every buyer who was serious about getting into a home, knew it was time for bidding up. Getting the best price with the best terms was not a winnable strategy for so many buyer. The name of the game was winning the house.

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