When the temperature is an amazing 50 degrees in the midwest on the third weekend in December you have a number of options. In fact, your husband surprised you with an option that you would have never imagined the last full weekend before Christmas! He asked if you wanted to go look at three different homes for sale in the neighborhood.
On a rare weekend when there were no more leaves to rake up and not yet any snow to shovel your husband seemed to be full of energy. And while he has been known to go look at interesting items in the real estate listings in the spring and summer, he has never made the suggestion in the middle of December.
As a result, you have your wish list in your purse, your idea page on your phone and the two of you are spending a Saturday afternoon out looking for homes for sale in the area. If there is time you might even look at some of the condos for sale as well. Although your husband says that he is not really ready to give up a yard for now, there are a few condos that look pretty interesting. The immediate goal is to find a ranch home to move into as the stairs in your current home are pretty cumbersome and you both like to know what options are available on the market and compare those options to building a new home from scratch.
Realtors Offer a Number of Services for Their Clients
In addition to helping their clients buy and sell properties, many realtors also are a great resource for information about remodeling and renovations. Many realtors are also a great resource for information about local school districts and other questions that buyers who are new to an area might have. Not surprisingly, 78% of recent buyers found their real estate agent to be a very useful information source. This might be especially true of the 32% of people looking to buy new homes who are actually first time home buyers.
If you live in a place that is experiencing unusually warm weather this December maybe it is time for you to consider looking at some condos or homes for sale in your neighborhood.
