06/19/2026
When you look for perfection, you’re looking for a finished product that matches your current taste 100%. But your taste will change, and more importantly, you can change the house. What you can’t change is the location, the lot size, or the price you paid.
Financial Reality of the “Perfect” Hunt
Here is some tough love: waiting for “perfect” can cost you thousands of dollars. While you are waiting for that one house that has everything, home prices might rise, or interest rates could tick up.
If you find a home that is 85% there and fits your budget comfortably, you are building equity now. That equity is what eventually pays for the “dream” renovation or the next “perfect” home down the road.
Don’t be afraid to pull the trigger! If you wait too long, you risk losing a great house to someone who was willing to overlook the 1990s wallpaper.
Read more on the blog: https://www.tegrlty.com/stop-hunting-for-perfect/