| To give you a little back ground about my journey in | | | | within your budget. |
| real estate. I started off at the age of 24 in a 2 | | | | First of all take into consideration is the size of the |
| bedroom apartment close to the city. Someone lived | | | | house. Is it big enough for you now? What if you |
| above, next to and below me. It was OK for the | | | | have a family and have 4 kids and you only buy a 2 |
| lifestyle then, working in the city and all the close | | | | bedroom house. I don't think you or the kids will be |
| restaurants. It took 7 years to get out of that | | | | happy, especially if your trying to read a book and |
| apartment. I moved 30 km away, by doing this I got | | | | there is no where read in a quite spot. Not only is the |
| a 3 bedroom ground floor apartment near the bay | | | | inside important but how much garden space will you |
| and only one other apartment on the block. This was | | | | need? It's fine if you want a small garden which is a |
| all great except I had get up earlier in the morning to | | | | low maintenance garden, but will it big enough to |
| go to work. After 4 years the market rose an and I | | | | swing a cat. You know what I mean - play with the |
| even moved further out from the city and upgraded | | | | kids or for them to kick a ball around. |
| to a bigger house and before I am about to bore | | | | Another point to think about is your future house |
| you with the details I was there for another 18 | | | | going to be near a school or is it an appropriate |
| months before I upgraded again as the market prices | | | | school for your children you have now may have in |
| of homes rose again. | | | | the future? I know it's a hard question. Will you have |
| The point I would like to make is it's not always | | | | to drive your kids to school or will it be within walking |
| possible to go straight into the house of your dreams | | | | distance from your front door step. |
| unless you have loads of cash of course. Enjoy | | | | Before committing to a house an inspection by a |
| where you and add value to your house by example | | | | professional is always a good idea.You don't want to |
| updating the kitchen, bathroom, painting and fixing up | | | | buying something with hidden problems like termites. |
| the garden. | | | | It could cost you thousands of dollars to fix a |
| It can be nervous and exiting time looking for your | | | | problem like that. |
| first home. You only have so much money you can | | | | Even before searching for a house I would go to the |
| borrow and there always to seems to that house | | | | bank and see how much you can borrow and afford |
| that you want that is just out of reach financially. | | | | to pay back each month. Only then can see the type |
| You will just have to stick to your guns and work | | | | of homes you can buy. |