5. MAKE IT RIGHT – Let’s face it, the good old fashion way they built homes 50 years ago was not up to today’s standards. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, insulation, lighting, windows, flooring, seismic and structure, technology, counters, cabinets have all improved exponentially.
6. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD – But your home doesn’t meet your current lifestyle. Don’t risk moving next to someone you can’t stand. Your kids are happy and safe. Don’t change your location, change your living quarters. It’s often less expensive and you get exactly what you want.
7. SATISFACTION – Keeping up with the Joneses has been a thing since the early ages. Countries were conquered because of this natural human instinct. Whether you’re embarrassed, jealous, or just need some emotional satisfaction, remodeling will often improve the way you feel about yourself.
8. LESS STRESS – Home shopping, applying for the purchase money loan, packing, moving, selling your home. Avoid the stress of all of these by staying put. Designing your new home can often be fun and very satisfying.
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9. STATE OF MIND – Happy wife, happy life. If you think you can be happy in the same home for 3 or 4 decades without making some improvements, you are kidding yourself. Humans need change. Whether it’s moving the furniture around, redecorating, or painting, you will need to change or life won’t be so happy. Whether it’s a small color change or a major add on, you will be happier when it’s done.
10. ADAPT TO YOUR LIFESTYLE – Make your home useable for where you are in your life. If you need 6 bedrooms for the Brady Bunch, or 2 offices so you can both work at home, a man cave or a she shed, an art studio, a larger closet, a shop big enough for your car collection, or a staycation type swimming pool/ outdoor kitchen, you should start making plans to build what you want.
You only live once. Start working on your dream design and your remodel today by contacting any of the NARI professionals in this Directory or on-line at
www.narisac.org.
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