Moving is a very big decision that requires a lot of thought and planning. Don’t be fooled into thinking the whole process is easy and cheap – it isn’t. When you move, here are a few things you have to deal with:
Finding a new house: naturally, you will have to find a new place to live. This can take months, and maybe even a year until you find the perfect home that suits your needs. You’ll have to spend ages going on real estate websites and then traveling around scoping out the area and walking around houses. In short; finding a house takes a lot of effort
Selling your house: the other massive consideration is the house you currently live in. Are you going to keep it? Probably not. In which case, it throws up another stressful thing for you to think about. Selling your house can take as long, if not longer, than finding a new home. You need to put it on the market, and then deal with all the extras. Your house has to look good, which involves lots of tidying up cleaning. Then, you have to handle the disruptions throughout the day as potential buyers come and take a look at it. Your life gets thrown into disarray, and that’s not even the worst of it. What if someone wants to buy your house, but you haven’t found a new one yet? Everything starts getting complicated as the buyer may want you out by a certain date or else they’ll back out. So, you’re left frantically looking for places to temporarily live while also still trying to find a permanent new residence.
Moving your belongings: when you finally move to a new house, you have to deal with the transportation of all your belongings. This means packing everything up in boxes and hiring a delivery company to come along and help you move everything. It can cause so much stress, and then you have to unpack everything when you get to your new house.
You see, moving house involves so much stress and annoyance. So, why do people do it? There are many reasons, but some people move house simply because they want something new and modern. Why go through all this effort just for a new and modern house?
In fact, if you’re after a modern house, don’t move, renovate instead! A renovation can give you a very modern looking house, and it won’t cost as much as buying a new one or provide as much stress.
If you’re still sitting on the fence, then this article will aim to help convince you to make the right choice. For the remainder of this piece you’ll see some of the reasons why you should renovate instead of move:
Complete Creative Freedom
When you renovate your home, you get complete creative freedom over how everything looks. If you move into a modern home, you’re given whatever the designer for that home deemed was a good look. Of course, you can argue that you could just redecorate your new home anyway. But, what’s the point in that?! You’re moving to a new-build, and you’re going to renovate it right away? It makes no sense and is a colossal waste of money!
Instead, take a look at your current home and decide which areas need a touch up to become more modern and contemporary. Every room can be designed however you like it, with every little feature coming under the microscope. As you can see here www.tapwarehouse.com, you can choose modern taps for when you redesign your bathroom. You can choose modern doors and door handles for your living room and bedrooms. You can even choose a modern sink for a redesign of your kitchen. Every little thing goes through you, it all depends on your creativity.
This means that you don’t only get a modern home, you get a modern home that’s made for you.
So Much More Cost Effective
The main thing people think about when comparing a renovation to a full on move is the cost. We all know that moving home costs a lot of money. In fact, according to www.comparemymove.com it can cost you over £8,000 to move house in 2017. That figure is only including the additional costs of moving such as estate agent fees, removal companies, etc. It doesn’t bring into account the actual cost of the house itself!
Granted, when you buy your house you’ll have a lot of money from selling your house too. But, that doesn’t mean your old house will completely cover the cost of the new one. It could still cost you a couple of hundred thousand pounds to buy your new house too! Everything adds up, it becomes a very costly venture.
Especially when compared to the cost of renovating your home. For starters, you have more control over how much this costs. You can shop around and find the best-priced contractors and interior designers for the different tasks. You can also do a lot of things yourself such as painting and decorate to save even more money. Plus, you may only end up renovating a few rooms in your house, or a certain part of it. This will cost far less than buying a new home and moving into it.
Your House Already Feels Like Home
One thing that wasn’t really touched upon when talking about the stress of moving home was the impact it has on your family. Everyone gets attached to their family home, it’s a place they grow up in and learn to love. When you first move into a new place, it can take months before the place finally feels like home. In fact, as seen here www.dailymail.co.uk it can take over a year before the house feels right. Any children you have may need time to adapt, and it can have a bearing on how they act and behave. They may get upset, and they may want to move back home.
When you choose to renovate your home, you don’t have any of this mental or emotional stress. Your house is still your home, it has been your home for years, and nothing has to change. All you’re doing is changing the way it looks, you’re not changing the way it feels. No one in your family will be affected by anything as you’re not moving away from your family residence.
Tip: If you live in London, you could store additional items in a local self storage unit in London while you renovate.
Everything Is Done To Your Schedule
Finally, renovating your home is done to your own schedule. You decide when you want the work done, and what work you want to be done first. You’re in control, and you don’t have to worry about any other factors.
When you move, we’ve already touched upon an issue that can happen. You may have to move house before you’ve found a permanent place to stay. This puts you in a rush to try and find a new house, and it may end with you renting somewhere temporarily and spending even more money. Also, your move is fully determined by the buyer. When they want you out, you’re out. So, all the packing and moving is done to their schedule, which adds to the stress.
With a renovation, you have no one to worry about apart from yourself.
The purpose of this piece was to show you that – if you want a new/modern home – then renovating is a far better idea than moving. Of course, that’s not to say you should never move home, I’m sure there are plenty of reasons you should and sometimes need to move home. But, if it’s a modern house you’re after, consider renovating instead.
