Most life decisions require some compromise, whether buying or selling a home, deciding where you want to live or work, or making other major life-changing decisions. It's usually not too hard to come up with a list of pros and cons for two choices but when you have many priorities you are trying to juggle you can be left in a muddle trying to figure out what is really most important to you.
Here is a tool that can help you 'prioritize your priorities'. (click on the image to enlarge and print)
First, come up with a list of ten things that are the most important to you in making the decision. If you are buying a home, it could include things like updated kitchen, master bath, fenced yard, walkable neighborhood, room for a king size bed, hardwood floors, close to transit, etc. Just email me if you are a buyer and would like a free set of 25 cards to help you come up with a priority list.
Enter your 10 priorities onto the list. Then compare #1 to #2 and circle the one that is most important to you…compare #1 to #3 and circle, etc until you have a number circled for each pair in the voting grid.
Tally the number of votes for each numbered priority… the one with the most votes will be #1 on your prioritized priority list. You may be surprised to learn that some items on your first list don't get any votes at all!
Sharlene Hensrud, RE/MAX Results - Email – HomesMSP.com
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