Home is where we feel at home

As an estate agent in Altinkum, I deal with many people looking for their ideal home. Whether I speak to them in person, in an email, or over the phone, I know that I have done exactly what they are now doing - look for an ideal home.

Of course, with unlimited funds we may make completely different choices. However, each person has a budget and a set of boxes that need to be ticked. As we all know, life is full of compromises, and usually at the crucial point in time, we have to compromise on one thing or more in order to get the majority of our wishes fulfilled.

I currently have a couple looking for a particular kind of property. They are renting here with a view to settling here. They have sold up in England and have a limited budget. I have to admire their tenacity, but often wonder that maybe they are setting their goals too high. In a real world can they really tick all the boxes?

I bought my apartment in a bit of a rush, on a whirlwind inspection visit almost 3 years ago. I viewed about 10 properties over 2 days, and had to make a decision on the 3rd day (self imposed time limit). I was lucky, the choice was easy and I bought off plan, well within my budget. The building was almost complete so I was able to make a real choice between two different apartments.

Three years on, now an estate agent myself and familiar with hundreds of properties, I now know just how lucky I really was - they seem to build everything so much smaller now!

To anyone who wants to view properties, the choice is not so easy now, since there are so many to choose from and all with different qualities (or lack of them!). I always recommend that you should just keep looking until you find one that really does feel like home. One that has the majority of boxes ticked, is within your budget, and with an agent you can trust.

Happy house hunting...