There is something really exciting about looking for a new home. The anticipation of finding the perfect place is an amazing feeling. However house hunting can be fun, tiring, a pain or all of the above. Wearing the right clothes and shoes can make looking at homes easier for everyone. This is especially true if you are relocating and have to see a lot of inventory in a short amount of time. Fortunately in Manhattan Beach and the other beach cities our dress is beach casual.
Here are a few tips to make your house hunting experience a bit easier and more fun.
Clothes: Getting in and out of a car is tiring and fussing with clothing makes it worse. Wear something comfortable and layer your clothes. Our weather can change in an instant from warm and sunny to cool and breezy. Good choices are natural fiber pants and skirts that are comfortable with a shirt /tee and light weight jacket. This is good for both men and women..however some men may not be too happy with the skirt idea ... This is also true for children. They need to be able to move in their clothes.
Shoes: At least 70% of the homes you will visit want you to remove your shoes or wear shoe covers. Most of these homes will not have a place to sit so you will often find yourself having to balance on one foot doing the bootie dance while trying to tie or untie a shoe. I suggest wearing socks with some type of loafer or clog that is easy to slip on and off. Tennis shoes and boots are not good choices. Children should have shoes that have velcro fastenings.. makes life much easier. It might even be a good idea to check out an inexpensive pair at Target etc.. that you will never wear for anything else. If your parents will be coming along and they have a hard time bending over they will be miserable if they don't have on the right shoe.
Purses: This is tough... we carry our lives in our hand bags. You might consider something small to carry with you and a larger one that can go in the trunk to hold items you may want for later. I always lock my purse in the trunk and just have my phone and lock box key with me. I usually try to wear something with a pocket to hold these items.
At the end of the day you will feel better if you didn't have to worry about your clothes or shoes and could concentrate on finding the right home.
Here are a few tips to make your house hunting experience a bit easier and more fun.
Clothes: Getting in and out of a car is tiring and fussing with clothing makes it worse. Wear something comfortable and layer your clothes. Our weather can change in an instant from warm and sunny to cool and breezy. Good choices are natural fiber pants and skirts that are comfortable with a shirt /tee and light weight jacket. This is good for both men and women..however some men may not be too happy with the skirt idea ... This is also true for children. They need to be able to move in their clothes.
Shoes: At least 70% of the homes you will visit want you to remove your shoes or wear shoe covers. Most of these homes will not have a place to sit so you will often find yourself having to balance on one foot doing the bootie dance while trying to tie or untie a shoe. I suggest wearing socks with some type of loafer or clog that is easy to slip on and off. Tennis shoes and boots are not good choices. Children should have shoes that have velcro fastenings.. makes life much easier. It might even be a good idea to check out an inexpensive pair at Target etc.. that you will never wear for anything else. If your parents will be coming along and they have a hard time bending over they will be miserable if they don't have on the right shoe.
Purses: This is tough... we carry our lives in our hand bags. You might consider something small to carry with you and a larger one that can go in the trunk to hold items you may want for later. I always lock my purse in the trunk and just have my phone and lock box key with me. I usually try to wear something with a pocket to hold these items.
At the end of the day you will feel better if you didn't have to worry about your clothes or shoes and could concentrate on finding the right home.
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