4 Things to Look for in a Family Home

Buying a home is never easy. However, it’s even harder once you have a family’s needs to consider, instead of just your own. For example, there may be many great homes for sale in Arizona, but they may not all meet your requirements or make an ideal home to raise a family. As you know, every
person and family is different, so what they look for may differ from family to family, but there are a few key elements that will tell you whether a home is family-friendly or not. We’re here to guide you on some of those important factors.

Safety

Of course, this is something that should always play a role in deciding whether or not to buy a house. That being said, safety is even more important when you have a family. You want your kids to grow up in a neighborhood where they can play outside and ride their bikes in the street without being scared. There are home protection tips that can be used to up the safety of nearly any house, but you should definitely aim for a safe area when you’re looking for a family-friendly home. Depending on your current and future situations, there may be times where your children are home alone, or your partner is away and you’ll be alone in the house. In these cases, safety and peace of mind are of the utmost importance.

A yard

Of course, having a yard isn’t a possibility for everyone out there, but if it is a possibility for you, you should definitely consider it. Having a yard is a great place for a family to spend time together, whether it’s by playing sports or having a family barbeque. It’s also a great way to keep the kids
entertained and it also makes it much easier to have a pet. There are even benefits to yard work, so it’s definitely something to look for in a family home.

Proximity to schools

There’s no doubt that every start of the new school year is stressful. There are the registration periods, the textbooks that need to be covered, uniforms that are too small, the chaos of back-to-school shopping…You definitely don’t need the added stress of having to figure out how to get
your child to school and back each day, if that school is far away. You want your new home to be close to a good school.

Does it feel like home?

It’s a cliché, but it’s true: it’s easy to find a house, but not always easy to find a home. Many places are ultra-modern and have an almost clinical feel to them. This is great…for some people. For a family, you want a place to make memories, a place where the floor can be dirtied up with muddy footprints from your kids. As strange as it may sound, you’ll know when you’ve found the right home. You’ll feel it. All you need to do is ask yourself, “Can I see my family happily living here?”

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Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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