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What Features Are Most Important When Buying (and Selling) a House?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This is the first rule of real estate, right? The extra room could serve as a study or home office (and a guest room when we have guests). The final reason why we chose our house is because it had one of the biggest backyards we saw when house hunting, and there were no other houses behind it. Outdoor Space Is Important.

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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In 1950, according to MSN Real Estate , the average home size was 983 square feet. Home offices. Yes more folks work from home these days and the tax laws encourage setting aside a space to dedicate to a home office. Sparky day-dreamed about having a backyard pool. More than a 1000 sq foot home. 200+ TV channels.

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