t's commonplace to try on the company and wanted a home of
suits, dresses, trousers or her own and the tax break home
shoes before buying them. ownership affords. She asked my
People instinctively know they advice about choosing, and we had
need to try on clothes to be sure a conversation in which I
they fit, feel comfortable and mentioned many of the sorts of
are attractive on them. What things I've said here. We made a
about a home? It's probably the list of what mattered to her.
most expensive purchase you'll Then we went shopping. We looked
ever make. Isn't it even more at a lot of houses. After we came
important to "try on" a home out of each one, we had a talk
before you purchase it? about how it measured up to
Wendy's list.
What on earth do I mean? Well,
it's usual to look for a home in One of the houses we looked at
places that are convenient to belonged to the young woman who
work and schools. Most folks take later became my daughter-in-law.
the daily commute into It was brick, all on one level,
consideration when shopping for a had a fireplace in the living
home. Why not take the daily, room, and had patio doors from
weekly, and even monthly the master bedroom and dining
activities of family members rooms to an enormous deck with a
consciously into account, too? hot tub. It was beautifully
decorated in a sort of "pared
Case Study down Victorian" style. There was
a brass bed, some wicker, lots of
I once helped a young, single healthy house plants, and a few
woman named Wendy to find and buy Victorian pieces of furniture
her first home. She worked for that were actually old, family
Geico, was rising very nicely in pieces. Silver framed family
photos were clustered on top of just wanted it."
the piano.
We went back inside. Wendy still
After we emerged from the house, admired what had been done with
Wendy started down the two steps the house, but decided it wasn't
to the car and then froze in right for her.
place. She had the oddest
expression on her face. I asked Knowing what's important to you
what was wrong, and she began to can save costly mistakes. The
look sheepish and confessed, process of "trying on" a house
"That house is so pretty and so helps you evaluate what's
nicely decorated, I just enjoyed important. I think you'll find
looking at it and didn't give any it's worth the effort.
thought to how I'd live in it. I
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