3 Signs that Maybe it’s Time to Upsize to a New Home

For a lot of people, they know when to move into a new house, like if you bought a starter home, usually those have one bedroom, maybe two if you’re lucky. Once you want to start a family, you then buy a new house, something with more space, more bedrooms, because this is meant to accommodate the growing family, or just needs in general.  For a lot of people, it’s not uncommon to only buy maybe two houses at most in their whole lifetime, and sure, that makes sense (especially given how pricey houses are). 

But sometimes, it can honestly get to the point where your current home is way too small for your needs, even if you don’t have a family, but have pets, a certain profession (as some people have their business within their home), and so on. Like the hallways get more narrow, maybe the kids are having to share a bedroom, you don’t get to have a home office anymore (as examples). So, maybe it’s time to upsize? But what are the signs, though?

Everyone’s Always in Each Other’s Space

If it feels like there’s never a moment of quiet, and not in a cute family way, that’s usually a sign. So, just think of it like this: when every room has to serve three purposes, like the dining table is also a homework station, the laundry folding area, and a place where random life clutter goes to live, it gets exhausting.  Well, physically and mentally exhausting here, and not just for the parents; it’s like that for everyone, honestly.

And no, it’s not just about mess here either. It’s about breathing room. If the only way to get a little peace is hiding in the bathroom for five minutes, the house might be too small for the current stage of life.

The Bigger Home Search Keeps Popping Up

Some people just love to look for what’s on sale in their area. It’s just fun to see the decor choices from other people in your community. It’s fun to see what the inside of houses looks like that you might pass by on a daily basis. For a lot of people, houses properties is actually a small fun hobby. But it gets to the point where maybe it’s not just for fun. 

Like, if browsing listings has turned into a little habit, like casually looking at 4 bedroom houses for sale and imagining what it would be like to have an actual spare room, an actual office, or a bedroom that doesn’t double as a storage space, then the idea is already living in the brain. Well, your brain is screaming at you that it might be time to jump in on this (if finances allow for it, of course). 

Having Guests Feel Like a Whole Production

Well, it technically can feel like that in a giant house, too, but even more so in smaller homes. If having someone stay over means turning the lounge into a bedroom, moving furniture around, and acting like it’s totally fine for everyone to tiptoe around in the morning, it gets old fast. Well, that, and trying to hide the clutter, is another thing. Oh, even if people are staying the night but visiting for like a couple of hours, well, you’re still going to be compelled to tidy up, which can be hard in cluttered spaces, right?