Real Estate Corner: Creating a house list

I became a homeowner fairly early on in my life; I’d just turned 25, but had been living in my house and renting it for six years prior. At the time, I wasn’t necessarily looking to buy a house, but the opportunity presented itself, and with a lot of work and a little luck, I was able to make it happen. Although I didn’t feel like it at the time, I was just barely figuring out life at that point and figuring out who I was, too. In many ways, I still am, and probably always will be, but I like to think that I’ve learned a lot since then.

My journey to home ownership was fairly nontraditional, and although I wouldn’t go back and change the decision I made to buy my house, I sometimes wonder if I had waited or taken a more traditional approach of house hunting, if I’d still end up in the house I currently own and live in. At 25, I really had no opinion on what I wanted out of a house, other than I knew I liked the one I lived in, and if I could buy it, I would. Recently, I came across an article that discussed what potential homeowners look for the most when they are thinking of buying a house. They listed off things such as a laundry room, garage storage, hardwood floors, a front porch, a walk-in pantry, and more.