New Home? Renovation Can Wait

With shows like Fixer Upper, Flip or Flop, Property Brothers, etc. The idea of buying a home and immediately starting renovation before you even move in can be very appealing, that way you have everything done and customized before you get settled but before you start pulling up carpet and knocking down walls, wait and hear us out!

You May Change Your Mind

We recommend that a buyer lives in a new home for a while before doing any of the major remodeling. When deciding to buy a fixer upper you may have the perfect idea of what you want your house to look like but that’s just based on what you have seen, not what you have experienced. Living in a home for a while can give you a better perspective day to day of how the house functions and how you want it to function for the future. A kitchen you may have wanted to gut and completely redo may actually only need a few minor changes instead of a whole gut job.

Planning Takes Time

Any renovation takes planning/budgeting plus you just bought a house, so rushing into renovation gives more room for mistakes. Take your time live as is for 6 months to a year…it may seem like a lifetime but we promise it will go fast and that gives you time to finalize your vision, speak to multiple architects, contractors, and designers, to not only see who is the best price but for who fits the best with your vision!

You Deserve a Rest

Whoever said buying a home was easy was lying… oh wait no one says that and for good reason! It is a massive change in your life and for your budget! Most buyers have to jump through many hoops to find the right home and then when you finally do to then add in renovations on top of it… woof. We aren’t saying don’t do anything to spruce up your new home. A fresh coat of paint can do wonders, we are saying for anything big, wait a while and the key phrase of this article is TAKE YOUR TIME!