Maybe you’ve dreamed of living a different lifestyle, focused more on what’s most important to you in life. Or perhaps you’ve found yourself browsing Pinterest pins and fell in love with the cutest little house you’ve ever seen. You’re not alone in taking interest in tiny house living!
In fact, after managing a multi-million-dollar real estate portfolio, I’m not surprised to see people considering new lifestyles. And a tiny house might be in your future. But how do you know if tiny house living is right for you? Don’t worry, because with my real estate guidance, you’ll get a few excellent tools to help you make the decision.
Evaluating Your Day-to-Day
The first place I recommend home buyers start is with a bit of personal reflection regarding your day-to-day. Tiny house living is often a moderate chance in pace, and you want to ensure it lines up with how you envision what’s most important to you. How can you do that? I’m so glad you asked! Take a moment to run through this bullet list.
- Take some time to visualize your usual daily routine. You don’t have to focus on specifics but remember how you feel most often throughout your day.
- Now list your usual tasks, routines, and schedules. Adding time estimates can be helpful as well if you wish as we get into the specifics of your day-to-day.
- Then create a separate list of items you think will be essential for day-to-day life. Think of those everyday items you simply can’t do without.
All done? One more step. We’re going to answer a VERY important question related to what you’ve written. And that is…
If you had MORE TIME in this world & could spend however you choose, what would you do?
Jot the answer down next to your lists you’ve put together.
Taking Your Personal Inventory
Now that we have some of the nuts and bolts down on paper, let’s move on to you. Yes, you! Who you are or would like to be is a big factor in tiny house living. Didn’t I say this was all about personal reflection?
So now, write down five of your personal strengths or virtues. Here’s my five to help get you started:
- Financially savvy – took $5k to millions of dollars in just over a decade.
- Giving – have helped thousands of people attain their real estate goals
- Efficient – organized and ready to focus on what’s needed
- Persistent – attaining financial freedom isn’t always easy, but with persistence, you can accomplish it
- Trusting – sure, I still ensure people earn my trust, but I love empowering those around me to do more through that mutual respect.
Now, a few more questions that are very important. We’re almost there!
- What are your five personal weaknesses or challenges?
- What are your priorities in life?
- Think back to your WORST times: How did you react to a problem or struggle? How did that impact you as a person? What did you learn?
- Think back to your best times: What made you HAPPY ? How did you handle things? What did
- you learn?
- What do you consider your personal identity to be? What would you like it to be?
- What REGRETS do you have? Is there a way to avoid repeating them?
- Who is important in your life? How do you make space for them?
Some of these aren’t so easy, but they’re also good to get down before you make the jump to tiny house living. Take your time.
Your Tiny House Living Mission Statement
The space far outside of your comfort zone is where the magic happens. We’re going to take all this information and put it to good use by…
Writing your mission statement … How will this help you decide if a tiny house is right for you?
Well, you’re probably starting to realize that who you are matters when deciding to buy a tin house. You might even have a good idea already. But putting your mission statement down in writing can bring clarity to your decision.
What does your mission statement look like? If you have things like “living simply” or “going green,” a tiny house might be right for you. But there’s as may answers as there are people in the world.
And as a real estate coach and investor, I’d be happy to talk about your mission and tiny house living with you. If you would like to talk to Terry anytime, schedule a call with her at www.TerryandJason.com/apply.