There's nothing like the smell of a new home except...

Growing up we first lived in a much older home, what they use to call a "shotgun" house, which was long and narrow, with the living room on the front, the kitchen on the back, with two rooms and one bath in between. Then we moved into a two year old home (which was almost like new) that was in a new subdivision. One day I ventured into one of the houses being built behind us, it was the first time I smelled fresh lumber, the smells of all of the construction materials that were being used, and I stood there and thought to myself, this is what I want to have when I grow up...a brand new shiny house. And, eventually as time went on I was lucky enough to have a new home. I had been looking for eighteen months on the weekends and was just about to give up when I cut through a road I had been down before, and wahlah - there it was at frame, I backed the car up, walked through it, and Monday morning the paper's were signed. It was the best feeling in the world moving into a home that was totally clean and fresh.

Then there are resales, and these are the homes that keep our business of selling real estate forever churning. Many people, actually a good majority of buyers don't mind a resale at all, especially if they are looking to be in a specific neighborhood, or they prefer certain architecture or features, and more than anything if they get a good deal on a resale.

So even though there may not be nothing like the smell of a new home for some, getting a great deal, the perfect location or type of home is much more important to other buyers. Isn't it a beautiful thing that as real estate sale professionals we can sell the best of both worlds?