Is your house here in Tamaqua making you cranky?

When it’s time to head home after work each day, do you feel joyous anticipation, or do you feel a bit cranky?

 

If the answer is “cranky” it might be time to think about a move.

 

For many, this cranky feeling is the result of outgrowing a house.

Home is no longer your sanctuary, so it is no longer a welcome relief to turn in your driveway or open your door.

 

Perhaps your family has grown and you no longer have a quiet, private spot to unwind and relax. The kids and their friends have taken over the living space, and your bedroom is too small for an easy chair or two.

 

The eating area is too small too – the table that fit 4 nicely is crowded with 5 of you – and even more crowded when one of your children invites a friend to stay for dinner. 

 

Perhaps your children are all sharing a room that’s too small for their expanding collections of toys, clothes, etc. – so they’re bickering over the space. Some of them need a quiet place to do homework, and their grades are suffering because there’s no such place.

 

Perhaps your home has just one bathroom – now shared by 5 or 6 people. You’d love to add another, but where? There’s no room!

 

Perhaps an elderly relative has come to live with you. As much as they try to stay out of the way, you and your partner now have no private time together.

 

Or, your interests and hobbies have expanded and you no longer have room to neatly store the accompanying “stuff.” As much as you love your car, it now must sit out in the weather because your garage has become a storage room or a work room.

 

It could also be the location.

For some, there’s been a change in employment and the current commute means you’re simply too tired to enjoy your loved ones once you get home.

 

For others, the neighborhood has changed so the neighbors are no longer friends. In fact, they’re annoyances. That nice couple next door has been replaced by a busybody – or a family with loud children and even louder dogs.

 

Perhaps many of the houses have become rentals, and the tenants don’t take much pride in their surroundings. You look across the street at an overgrown yard filled with broken toys and household cast-offs.

 

Going home cranky is bad for you and equally bad for your loved ones.

It will endanger your relationships and could even endanger your health - and theirs. So think about it – is it time to move?

 

If so, give me a call. I’ll be glad to show you what your Tamaqua house is worth in today’s market. I’ll also be glad to help you find a home that fits the life you want to live today.