Thinking about Trade-offs

bungalow in iron horse in tucson I’ve been thinking a lot about trade-offs lately. 

Whether you’re buying or selling a home, there’s always a trade-off.  Price for location.  Condition for price.  Yard size for age of home.  Condition for age of home.  The list goes on.

I think it’s important to make smart trade-off decisions.  If you’re a geek like me, you could make a weighted scoring function to help you decide.  But if that doesn’t float your boat, you could always just sit down and make a list of pros and cons. 

I think learning how to make those trade-off decisions is the hardest part about selecting a home to purchase.  Your picture of the ideal home may change over time as you see what kind of homes are available for your money in Tucson.

It’s a skill that takes a bit of time to develop, and one that I can help you with, but ultimately the decision is always yours.

I’ve got a sweet first-time buyer couple going through this right now.  Not only are they making a decision which home to purchase, but it’s one of their first big decisions as a couple.  Will it be the one with the big garage and back yard with no HOA and the small bedrooms and new paint needed?  Or the move-in ready one with the smaller yard and garage and the HOA?

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