12 House-Hunting Tips to Help You Make the Right Choice

This is a post written by Laura Gaskill, a contributor of Houzz. Laura reminds us that buying a house may be the most important purchase in our life which is why it is essential that we create a plan before diving in the house hunting process.

Laura Gaskill shares 12 tips to help us maintain our focus as well as stay organized during the process of house hunting.

Number 1 in her list is, before going out and beginning your search, we need to sit down and list all the things we wish our home to be. Second is, bring a chart or checklist since this will help you remember the good things about the recent homes you looked into. Third, if you are exploring the house for the first time, just let your excitement take over and enjoy yourself. Fourth, go outside the house and take a tour of that house for the second time and this time, take notes and fill up your checklist.

Laura Gaskill continues to share and moves on to number 5 which is to bring furniture measurements. The sixth tip, is create a sketch of the floor plan. Seventh is, ask if you can take photos. The eighth step is open the closets and cupboards. 9th in her list is, lift up the rugs to check for hidden damages on the floors. The 10th tip is, look high and look low. 11th in her tip is, try to check the house at different times of the day. Lastly, is imagine how you would utilize the space.

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