5 Signs That it’s Time to Sell Your Home

Your home is the place that you go to relax after a long day and a place that holds fond memories of your family growing up. Your Favorite Real Estate Team understands that it may be hard to think about selling your home, but sometimes in life, the time to move comes. We’re here to help you with the buying or selling process. Not sure if it's time to sell your home? If you've encountered these 5 signs, it may be time to move homes.

1. Your Family is Growing

There’s many reasons that your family could be growing. Whether you’ve welcomed a new baby into your home, a family member has moved in, you’ve gotten engaged or even if you’ve recently gotten a new pet, you may find that space is a little more cramped around your house. You may be in need of another bedroom, a bigger family space or you may want a backyard for your children or new pet to play in. Whatever the reason, if your family is growing, it might be time to move into a house with a little more space.

2. You Want to be Closer to Family

Are you getting tired of traveling back and forth to visit your family? With the expansion of your immediate family or as time passes, you may find yourself wishing that you lived closer to your parents, grandparents, siblings or extended family.  Being close to family has many advantages. If you’ve decided that it’s time to move back to your hometown, selling your current home is a major thing to check off your to-do list.

3. Change in Finances

Maybe you recently got a promotion, you need to cut back on expenses, or it’s time to save money for the future. Throughout life, changes in your finances are common. With these changes, may come the need for a new home. Relocating to a new area in your town or buying a different sized home may be helpful for you and your family when finances change.

4. Life Changes

With life comes changes—some are planned and some may be unexpected. Maybe all of your kids have gone off to college and you and your spouse find that you’re now empty nesters. Or maybe you or your spouse’s job has relocated you and it’s time to move across town, the state or even the country. If you’ve started growing your family, you may want to move to a more family-friendly town. Many different areas boost benefits and drawbacks, so if you find that you’ve had recent lifestyle changes, it may be time to move.

5. You're Looking for a New Adventure

Moving can be an exciting time! If you’ve always had a certain place in mind that you want to live at, it may be time for a new adventure or maybe you've always dreamed of having a lake house. With each new place comes new things to explore and people to meet. If you're ready to go for it and make your dreams become a reality by moving to your dream spot, it could be time to sell your current home.

Call Us For All of Your Real Estate Needs at the Lake 

There are many reasons that could create the need for a new home. Whatever your reason, Your Favorite Real Estate Team can help you buy or sell a home at the Lake of the Ozarks. Give us a call today to create a plan for your Lake of the Ozarks real estate needs or visit our website to take a look at some of the listings at the lake. We can help you find the perfect home that fits you and your family's needs.

CONTACT ED SCHMIDT FOR ALL YOUR LAKE OF THE OZARK REAL ESTATE NEEDS


Ed Schmidt, REALTOR
752 Bagnell Dam Blvd. Suite A
Lake Ozarks, Mo 65049
Phone: 573-240-9052
FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM

Location: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, USA

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tips for First Time Home Buyers - Preparing to buy a house

Image
Buying your first home is exciting, and emotional … and so important to you.  It is one of the most significant purchases you will make in your life and what most of us dream of when we are getting started in life.  Your Favorite Real Estate Team wants the process to be smooth and successful when it is time for you to realize that dream.  So we thought we would share a few tips to help you prepare for buying your first home .   Determine if you are ready. The first thing you will want to ask yourself if you are committed to being in this home and this area for the next 5 years.   Is there anything in the near future that could foreseeably impact your income, expenses, or location? Is your income stable, and do you have at least 3 months-worth of expenses in an emergency fund?   If you answer “no” any of these things you should consider holding off for now.   Don’t be pressured to feel you are throwing your money away on renting if you don’t purchase right away.   Your first sev
Read more

The Appraisal Process Explained

Image
Obtaining financing or re-financing for your home will always involve an appraisal.  But what exactly is that and how do you prepare?  At Your Favorite Real Estate Team, we are experts in real estate at the Lake of the Ozarks and guide people successfully through the process every day. We thought we would share some tips about the appraisal process to help you understand how to bring out the most in your home’s value. What is it, and who orders it? A real estate appraisal is in inspection by a licensed professional to determine the true market value of a home.   It is required by lenders to ensure that they are not lending more than the property is worth, and it also benefits the buyers by letting them know they are not paying too much for the house they are buying.   Generally, it is the lender who orders the appraisal, and the buyer who pays for it. What is it based on? To determine the true worth of a home, the appraiser will look at several things.   While looking at the h
Read more

A Special Event for a Special Cause – The Polar Plunge for Special Olympics!

Image
Mark your calendars today for February 26 at 2 PM! It’s the annual polar plunge at Lake of the Ozarks! This is a fabulous event to raise money for Special Olympics, where you will see participants dressed up in colorful costumes and festive themes just to be “Freezing for a Reason” as they jump into the lake to support this awesome charity. This kind of community spirit is exactly why people love living at Lake of the Ozarks . Whether you participate or prefer to be a spectator, it’s an event you don’t want to miss. We have the details for you in this blog so you can save the date! Special Olympics provides valuable opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate in sports competitions and athletic training in a number of Olympic-style sports categories. The athletes who participate enjoy all the benefits … not just from the physical activity, but also the camaraderie, the relationships, as well as the strength they develop from facing challenges and learnin
Read more