Does HGTV & Reality TV Skew the Reality of Real Estate - EP_09

Does HGTV & Reality TV Skew the Reality of Real Estate - EP_09

Short Answer is YES! We have become so accustomed to seeing perfect homes on our favourite shows on TV that many people can forget that they didn't come ready built that way. In many instances homes need renovation to get them to look like that.

Do we have ready made homes that are completely done up? Of course we do, the question you really have to ask yourself is if that home is in your budget and am I willing to pay the premium to get the home already done.

If you take the time to plan ahead in terms of what you are after, there's many opportunities out there that you may find that you may have missed if you started unprepared.

I suggest you begin your plan with drawing on a piece of paper your ideal layout, list on another sheet your mush haves and your wants. This gives you the ability to find homes that are closer to your needs and avoid seeing everything on the market even when it is nothing like what you are after.

What you are trying to do if you see a home that's not already done is see if the space and layout fits your Needs, what you drew out or if the ability to make it fit your layout with minor work. You are trying to ensure that your needs are covered and see how many of your wants can be implemented.

My suggestion is that once you have done all that, if you would score the home a 7 of 10 or higher with all that, then keep it on the short list. This is my perspective and in no way am I saying you have to do this. In the end you are free to choose whatever suits you, I am just hoping to illustrate some of the ways you can try to see opportunity when you didn't see it before.