“Turn on the GPS – We’ve Had a Change in Plans”
During our real estate adventure one of the largest struggles we had was looking down the road. What will life look like for our family in three, five or even ten years? With hopes of Matt making a job shift and having Lisa’s dad living with us permanently there were MANY dynamics to consider and, at times, thinking five or ten years down the road was a little overwhelming and exhausting. (***make the most of your move and your money, don’t just think about life next year, but down the road, you want to be in a house long enough to recoup the costs of moving, as well as enough time to make money off your property***)
A potential job change could easily drop Matt’s wage significantly, this was a major factor in selecting the price range we wanted to stay within.
While waiting for action on our place the dynamics changed!
Matt received an opportunity to apply for a management position with the company he works for. The job change we had been factoring in for “down the road” just popped up on the road map and changed our real estate direction.
We are happy to say the job opportunity came to fruition and amidst our road to finding our new home we were happy to wipe one factor off the map. He made a great job shift and we were blessed that there was very little adjustment in pay.
With one factor out of the question we needed to reconsider our game plan. A change in salary was no longer a factor, and somehow a Brookswood home didn’t seem like a “long term” decision. Would it do the job – yes, would it be the best for us – probably not.
So we took a turn in the road and found ourselves looking at a large piece of property with an older home…the thought of more yard for the kids to enjoy, neighbors not so close by and a home that we could live in for years and then rebuild on the same land suddenly became VERY appealing!!!
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