Do you own a house in Central Indiana? How to tell if you have outgrown your house

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If you own a house near Indianapolis, you need to start with who you want to be in three years, not tactics. If not, you move for the wrong reason, or stay for one. But if you do, the house comes second and fits.

If you want to be happy for an hour, you can go eat a steak.

• Happy for a day? Play golf.

• Happy for a week? Go on a cruise.

• Happy for a month? Buy a new car.

• If you want to be happy for years? Buy the house in the location your family comes to, your friends love being at, or that gives you your own private space.

1. The miss-me test. Ask it every day: if I didn’t show up, would anybody miss my butt? Do people smile when you walk in the room? How do you affect the people around you? If you don’t sit down and think about that, I don’t know if the house is the most important thing.

2. The buy-it-again test. Think about your current house. Would you buy it again today, at the exact cost to purchase it? If no part of housing affects you, there’s no point. If it raises questions, it might be worth a talk. If you wouldn’t buy it again, you might have outgrown it.

Then picture your perfect day three years from now. Think of the best house you’ve ever been in. What did you like about it?

Some people shouldn’t move. Some people should.

You don’t need a house picked out or a plan. If you’re wondering what may or may not be possible for you, email me at nlamkin@c21scheetz.com and let’s talk it through.**

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