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Is there really such a thing as the Perfect Home?

The Perfect Home vs. Nice Home in a Good Neighborhood

The perfect home - the holy grail of house hunters today.   Is it really possible to find a perfect home?  Have home buyer expectations gone overboard?  First, let's start with the word Perfect.  According to Merriam Webster's defines perfect as: being entirely without fault or defect : flawless.

When was it that you have come across a flawless home?   How about a BEST home?   The best home based on your criteria available at the time you are ready to purchase.   WHY you ask?  Because the difference between a perfect and best home - with a perfect home you may never get under contract.

Perfect is never grounded in reality and more often than not it does not exist in your price range.   Every Sunday Realtors meet potential buyers at Open Houses only to discover that these buyers are in a lower price range.  I have yet to have a buyer be able to discover a house that has all they wanted of and none of the things you don't want.   Perfect is an absolute and limits you; while best gives you flexibility.

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