House Hunting

[alismossie]

do most people know when they see the house they want that thats the one for them? I keep waiting to see a house that I have a gut reaction saying buy me but it hasnt happened yet and I've see about 30 - am I just being too fussy?

[geofbob]

Do you know what you really want in terms of property-type (detached, semi etc), no of rooms, size of garden, location, price range, etc? If not, then perhaps you need to define your criteria before you look any further. If you are clear about your requirements, and have seen a number of properties that meet them, then perhaps you are being too fussy.If, on the other hand, you are simply not finding anything which meets your criteria, then you should go on looking - unless of course you decide to modify your requirements. (Some people think that the worst thing you can do is to "fall in love" with a property, without careful assessment of its practical pros and cons. Like other forms of love at first sight, it can end in tears.)

[woofgang]

I am very much a gut reaction person...ask my husband. We are on our third purchased house and have rented 2. all except for the first one we have had limited time to look(mostly one weekend, five days when we relocated to USA and then the house we chose fell through and we had to choose fron the others that we had viewed over the phone on a saturday night in the middle of hosting a dinner party!!!!!!) because we were moving because of my husband's job so we had to be very organised and objective. I never had a gut reaction to any of the houses and have been very happy in all of them.

[nykkieberry]

You are going to think of me as very hippy dippy but I have always visualised exactly what I have wanted, from student house to rented flat to rented house to buying my first home, and 'perfect' homes have always come to me! I viewed a lot of properties before buying my first home in 1999 - some of them seem to be what I wanted but I didn't have that 'feel' about them. I pulled up outside my current house and I did just 'know' - I walked in the living room and said 'I'll have it' without checking the rest of the house (it just got better) Probably not wise or sensible but I just went on instinct and I was lucky. It's probably harder now I suppose - due to the fact house prices are extortinate and you don't get as much for your money as you did back then - but as long as your expectations are realistic for your budget, stick out for the 'one'. I found it helpful to make an essentials checklist - garden, central heating, double glazing, decent kitchen and bathroom - and I visualised it (no harm in trying!) and stuck to it!

[banana]

When we had twins 18 months after our first child we definitely had to move. I remember sitting in a pub garden and setting out what we wanted from our new house.A gated front garden,a hall,seperate dining room,large back garden,preferably trees . When we went to look at the first house ,we pulled up outside -looked at each other and said "yes" we are still here 22 years later.

[dorisday]

We last moved 12 years ago, we saw OUR bungalow, but it had already been sold. We kept looking but to no avail, then heard that OUR bungalow had come back on the market. We wnet and had a look round. We both liked it but it needed a little work. We pulled off the drive and into the first layby we came to, scribbled on the back of an envelope an extension we thought we would like to build. It consisted of a consevatory, dining room, utility room, double garage and workshop. We moved in and we stuck to that scribble. To answer your question Yes We did know it was the one. YOU will find it, just keep looking and don't rush into anything. Doris ;-)