What Is Owning A Home

What is owning a home? That may seem like an odd question because most people expect the question of why, instead of what. There are many statistics, financial figures, benefits, and freedoms in owning a home. These are all easily found. What is harder to find is what it is like to own your own home. When my husband and I bought our home about a year ago, we had no idea what to expect. We were long time renters like most people our age, and I wish that I had known more of the what with the why.

What I have found is that owning your home is extremely liberating. It is your space to do anything you wish. You can paint the walls any color and put as many holes in the walls as you would like. You are free to updated every single room with fancy fixtures or keep them neat and simple. Everything is up to your discretion and that is an amazing feeling. Being a home owner can also be stressful. It is not fun when your furnace stops working in the middle of winter or there is a leak in your ceiling, but once again, you have the freedom to address them how you want. It is wonderful when you are able to take a water damaged floor and update the room with the hardwood floors you have always wanted.

Besides building crucial equity and credit, home ownership is the opportunity to be proud of a living space that you are responsible for creating and maintaining. There is nothing more rewarding than someone visiting your home and telling you how beautiful it is. So, get out there and buy the home that makes you feel great and you can graciously accept compliments about because it is all yours.