{"id":6123,"date":"2020-12-24T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T14:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/turning-a-house-into-a-happy-home\/"},"modified":"2020-12-24T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T14:06:13","slug":"turning-a-house-into-a-happy-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/turning-a-house-into-a-happy-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning a House into a Happy Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Turning<\/p>\n

We talk a lot about why it makes\u00a0financial<\/a>\u00a0sense to buy a home, but more often than not, we\u2019re drawn to the emotional reasons for homeownership.<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter the living space, the feeling of a home means different things to different people. Whether it\u2019s a certain scent or a favorite chair, the feel-good connections to our own homes are typically more important to us than the financial ones. Here are some of the reasons why.<\/p>\n

1. Owning your home is an accomplishment worth celebrating<\/h4>\n

You\u2019ve likely worked very hard to achieve this dream, and whether it\u2019s your first home or your fifth, congratulations are in order for this milestone. You\u2019ve earned it.<\/p>\n

2. There\u2019s no place like home<\/h4>\n

Owning your own home offers not only safety and security but also a comfortable place where you can simply relax and kick-back after a long day. Sometimes, that\u2019s just what we need to feel recharged and truly content.<\/p>\n

3. You can find more space to meet your needs<\/h4>\n

Whether you want more room in your home for your changing lifestyle (think: working from home, virtual school, or a personal gym), or you simply prefer to have a large backyard for socially-distant entertaining, you can invest in a location that truly works for your evolving needs.<\/p>\n

4. You have control over renovations, updates, and your style<\/h4>\n

Looking to try one of those complicated wall treatments you saw on Pinterest<\/em>? Tired of paying an additional pet deposit for your apartment building? Maybe you want to finally adopt that fur-baby puppy or kitten you\u2019ve been hoping for. You can do all of these things in your own home.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line<\/h3>\n

Whether you\u2019re a first-time homebuyer or a move-up buyer who wants to start a new chapter in your life, now is a great time to reflect on the intangible factors that turn a house into a happy home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We talk a lot about why it makes\u00a0financial\u00a0sense to buy a home, but more often than not, we\u2019re drawn to the emotional reasons for homeownership. No matter the living space, the feeling of a home means different things to different people. Whether it\u2019s a certain scent or a favorite chair, the feel-good connections to our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-first-time-home-buyers","category-for-buyers","category-rent-vs-buy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christinapinkerman.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}