In the past few months of my house hunting, there have been homes I have rejected off the bat, after a tour, after a tour & 2 days of thought and because my husband talked me out of it (yeah Jag, I still hold the grudge!). So why the rejections?
Off the bat rejects
- Homes facing south /west – good energy flows from the north and east or so my mom told me!
- Homes facing a T junction – considered an obstruction to energy flow J (yeah we superstitious nuts!)
- Homes backing to a major road
– now I’ve got a logical explanation for this: Noise levels! (Ha ! so happy I could redeem myself)
After Tour rejections
- Layout – master bed up; a narrow and closed in stairway in the middle of the house; no flow
- Kitchen - cramped kitchen; kitchen does not have an exterior wall (totally rules out the possibility of installing a “vent out” mechanism – essential for Asian cooking)
- Cosmetic - wall paper nightmares
- Other - no gas for heating/cooking, high cost and more must-needed renovations
After tour & thought
- Pricing – most expensive home on the block
- Unusual upgrades – 50K pool but laminate countertop kitchens (priorities come into play here)
- Location – near a landfill / car junk yard / opposite a school / cemetery
