Blog 2024 Real Estate

By Living Room Realty, March 23, 2024

What we want vs. what we need

We all have ideas about what we want and most of us think we know what we need.

But when it comes time to purchase a house (for the first time or the thirteenth), we’re called to really assess where we are, where we want to be, and where we can realistically get.  Each decision in a home purchase is so important and often riddled with (if not muddled by) both cost and reward.  Balancing so many factors in tandem requires a deep and intimate relationship with both the big picture and the long game.  It’s a lot.  But there’s more value to it than meets the eye.

Ultimately, there is no one right answer to questions like:

“Is now the time to sell?”
“Do I have to sell before I buy?”
“Do I have the seller do the repairs or take the credit?”
“Is a low price better than a high interest rate?”
“How do I decide if the sewer is a deal breaker?”
The list is endless.

The exercise of weighing out so many choices that are often so interconnected, is practice we all need.   Because each of these questions demands you know the cost and value of each option to *you* and that’s going to require you know your feelings, your priorities, and your long-term financial landscape.  It takes deep introspection and honest conversations with both co-buyers and yourself.  Will you *actually* put in that French drain or snake your main sewer line every spring?  Do you understand the rate contractor costs are climbing?  A $15,000 roof could cost an arm in 5 years (man, maybe actually.  It’s nuts out there.)
You’ll want to see each decision from at least a couple of angles and you’ll need to ask yourself hard questions.
You’ll want an agent that knows those angles and you’ll need one that you can talk through all of these options and help you identify the right answer for *you*.

What do you want?
What do you need? Let’s talk about it and find your way to achieve it!

Patricia LoCascio
Living Room Realty
(816) 651-8997
Patricia@LivingRoomRe.com

Living Room Realty

Read More
  • T: 503-719-5588
  • welcome@livingroomre.com

You might also enjoy

Just Listed! Mt. Tabor Dream Bungalow

Alyssa Isenstein Krueger

34 SE 75th Ave., Portland, OR 97215 $525,000 3 Bed 1.5 Bath 1628 sq ft. Built...

Just Listed! Who Doesn’t Love a Mirror Ball!

Leanne Bach

1075 NW Northrup St, Unit 208 Portland, Oregon, 97209 Welcome to the Cosmopolitan..one of the sexiest...

Just Listed! Charming Corner Unit in Lake Oswego

Leanne Bach

1803 Boca Ratan Drive Lake Oswego, Oregon, 97034 Once you live here, you won’t want to...

Just Sold: Charming Mid-Century Gem with Beautiful Backyard

Yascha Noonberg

5040 SW 184TH AVE Beaverton, OR 97078 Welcome to 5040 SW 184th Ave, a well maintained...