Audio episode
overview.
Before you start house-hunting, write the three lists. Dad's framework for separating must-haves from nice-to-haves from absolute deal-breakers, so you stop chasing the wrong places.
That's Dad, John Kefalianos: finance broker and property developer. He shares his wants-needs-won'ts framework for defining what you're actually looking for.
"If everything is a must-have, nothing is. Decide your won'ts and the search gets a lot quieter."
John Kefalianos
what you'll learn.
- How to separate a need from a want before you shop
- Why naming your won'ts saves you time and heartache
- How clear criteria keep you out of the wrong inspections
- How to hold your criteria when a place is almost-but-not-quite
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