Home Well-Being Assessment
YOU+HOME+COMMUNITY A shift in perspective, an impact on life
Brian Galvin
THINK BEFORE YOU MOVE A growing body of research suggests that spending money on real estate doesn’t necessarily mean investing in contentment. Indeed, the conventional advice to cut back on vacations, restaurant meals and other extras in order to save money for a home may actually be detrimental to felicity. Experts in happiness — an increasingly popular field focused on the scientific understanding of emotional well-being — say that people are happier when they spend money on experiences instead of material goods… [Michelle Higgins, NY Times, 7/12/2013] The New Science Defined as “Geospatial Medicine” this new science provides physicians with a more precise clinical understanding about where patients live, work, and play, and how a patient’s movement and place history can reduce exposure or risks to environmental or social hazards that adversely affect personal health. The Statistic The New England Journal of Medicine reports that when it comes to premature death, genetics has only a 30 percent influence; the other 70 percent is attributed to nongenetic factors such as environment, access to health care and individual behaviors.
Does your home and community contribute to making healthy choices? Do your health vulnerabilities match up against potential exposures and triggers?
4 HOMEOWNER Questions For Annual Consideration: 1.How do you feel when you come home?
•Do you feel differently now than 12 months ago •If so, why? 2.Do you enjoy what is around your home?
•Do you have social ties to your community? •Do you enjoy the amenities in your community? •Do you feel differently now than 12 months ago? •If so, why? 3.Do you cherish or cling to your home and/or what is in it?
•If so, why? 4.Have you thought about what your life will look like 5 years from now?
•Is this plan a change from how you previously felt? •
Is so, why?
4 REALTOR® Questions For Annual Consideration: 2. Is my neighborhood/area currently in a seller’s market or a buyer’s market?
•How does that compare to when we purchased? 3. What has been the average annual appreciation of my neighborhood/ area? 4. How long are properties taking to sell in my neighborhood/area? 5. What is the range that our home would sell for?
RLAHŽ Real Estate Advisors focus on the connection to home and community. The stronger the connection, the better life will be living at home. People connect to their communities in unique and personal ways. Some focus on work commute, while others focus on social convenience. Whatever the connection, it is that connection which is key to peace of mind. Gyrations in the market should . Studies show that, “homeowners satisfaction in the advisory relationship tends to come from personal attention rather than momentary changes in value.� The right time to sell a property is specific, the life you live there is ongoing. but it is imperative that you have a trustworthy advisor that can honestly explain the pros and cons if you are to maintain and/or improve your well being. I look forward to answering your real estate questions at any time. This assessment is a pro-active gesture on my part to not only answer your questions but to prompt you to check-in on your relationship with your current real estate portfolio in a manner that helps identify what is best for you.