{"id":7499,"date":"2021-12-23T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/?p=7499"},"modified":"2021-12-23T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T11:00:04","slug":"when-a-house-becomes-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/?p=7499","title":{"rendered":"When a House Becomes a Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211223-KCM-Share-549x300-1.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"When a House Becomes a Home | Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211223-KCM-Share-549x300-1.jpg 549w, https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15130658\/20211223-KCM-Share.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that owning a home makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2021\/12\/09\/two-reasons-why-waiting-to-buy-a-home-will-cost-you\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">financial<\/a> sense. But lately, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2021\/11\/30\/home-is-where-the-heart-is-more-than-ever-this-year\/?a=616460-ab6caa3a6a8f085fc17c865a33a506b4\">emotional<\/a> side of what drives homeownership is becoming increasingly important.<span id=\"more-45684\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>No matter the living space, the feeling of a home means different things to different people. Whether it\u2019s a familiar scent or a favorite chair, the feel-good connections to our own homes can be more important to us than the financial ones. Here are some of the reasons why.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. Owning your home is an accomplishment worth celebrating<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You\u2019ve put in a lot of work to achieve the dream of homeownership, and whether it\u2019s your first home or your fifth, congratulations are in order for this milestone. You\u2019ve earned it.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. There\u2019s no place like home<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Owning your own home offers not only safety and security but also a comfortable place where you can simply relax and unwind after a long day. Sometimes that\u2019s just what we need to feel recharged and truly content.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. You can find more space to meet your needs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Whether you want more room for your changing lifestyle (think: working from home, dedicated space for a hobby, or a personal gym) or you simply prefer to have a large backyard for entertaining, you can invest in a home that truly works for your evolving needs.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. You have control over renovations, updates, and your style<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Looking to try one of those decorative wall treatments you saw on <em>Pinterest<\/em>? Tired of paying an additional pet deposit for your apartment building? Maybe you want to create an entire in-home yoga studio. You can do all of these things in your own home.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a first-time homebuyer or a repeat buyer who\u2019s ready to start a new chapter in your life, now is a great time to reflect on the non-financial factors that turn a house into a happy home.<\/p>\n<p>Content previously posted on Keeping Current Matters<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15130658\/20211223-KCM-Share-549x300.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"When a House Becomes a Home | Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block;margin-bottom: 5px;clear:both;max-width: 100%\">It\u2019s clear that owning a home makes financial sense. But lately, the emotional side of what drives homeownership is becoming increasingly important. No matter the living space, the feeling of a home means different things to different people. Whether it\u2019s a familiar scent or a favorite chair, the feel-good connections to our own homes can [\u2026]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,88,84,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-first-time-home-buyers","category-for-buyers","category-move-up-buyers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7499\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.sfloridaluxuryhomes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}