As we walk through houses thinking and talking about if each house works well (or not) for you and your family... it can be tempting to start putting each house in a far future context...

"Yes, this layout and these room sizes would be great for us... but will the next buyer like them?"

"I love the backyard and gardens... but maybe the next buyer will think they are too small?"

"I love this house and I don't mind at all that the bathrooms are a bit small in... but maybe that will be a sticking point for the next buyer?"

Sometimes I see a home buyer fall IN LOVE with a home, but then talk themselves out of it because they aren't confident about whether they will find a future buyer that loves the house just as much to whom they can sell the house in the future.

Yes, it is important to think a bit about future resale when you are buying a home... but it is even more important that you love the home that you are about to buy.

Don't buy a home that you don't like, that will be easy to sell later.

Don't decide not to buy a home that you like only because it won't necessarily be easy to sell later.

Buy a home for you... not just the next owner!