Real Estate Daily Digest

When you buy a house to live in, that means you will be moving from where you currently live in to that planned-to-be-bought new house.That also means that there are habits that will be affected which you have to consider so that as little change as possible will take place (unless you really enjoy change, and abrupt ones, for that matter).

1. Your work habit. This is usually everyday or at least 5 days a week. If you’re an employee, you have a regular schedule of going to work and coming back home. Can you handle the distance of the new location? That also means the time factor, depending if you got nearer or farther from your workplace.

2. School habit. If you have children (or you’re still one of the children with parents considering buying a house), how far will be the school from the house? Is there a need to change school? If so, where? Is it safe going home alone? This is also a 5-days-a-week habit, sometimes 6.

3. Marketing/Shopping habit. How often do the wife go out to shop for food and everything else for the house and the need of the family? Where is the nearest shopping mall or grocery store? Can you walk to it? Can you get public transportation? Or will you always need the car (which you may or may not have)? This is usually a twice-a-week or once-a-week habit.

4. Spiritual habit. Do you go to church once a week? Where is the nearest church?

5. Recreation habit. How often do you go out as a family? Once a week? Twice a month? A walk in the park, cycling around, sketeboarding, movie tripping, clubbing…

6. Medical habit. If you know the names of all the nurses in the hospital you frequent, I say that’s more than weekly habit! The distance of the nearest hospital is very important for you then if that’s the case. We may not like it but emergencies occur at times we rarely expect.

7. Hazard habit. How often do you encounter hazards such as fire and assault that you need a firefighter or a police nearby?

8. Anniversary habit. Birthdays, weddings, etc.

9. Visiting habit. How often do you go to extended families to stay connected?

10. Reunion habit. Once a year? Once in 2 years? 5 years?