Who’s Responsible for Making the Final Decision about Home Purchases?
Women. That’s right, according to the National Association of Realtors®, women are responsible for 87% of the final decisions about home purchases.
Don’t just kick back and hope they’ll pick the right kegerator. Let your voice be heard!
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Save Water…Maybe Even Your Marriage
Home décor experts have added an item to their list of window treatments, slate floors and granite counters. A must-have for 2007: Urinals.
Installing a urinal in your home (preferably the bathroom, although near the TV would be ideal) offers advantage twofold. First, urinals use much less water per flush. Secondly, you’ll never, ever again be castigated for leaving the seat up. And there’s the potential third benefit in being the coolest guy in your neighborhood. The total cost depends on the style you choose. The New York Times featured some flashy new designs or, if it seems like a giant, pink flower might compromise your manhood; you could go with the classic, sports bar style. Maybe the most economical is the Kohler Steward K-4917 S waterless urinal. That’s right, it uses no water, needs no valves and it starts at around 400 bucks.
And Now More About the Woman
While the male rarely strays beyond monochromatic blacks and khakis, the other half of the species takes her wardrobe to a near cosmic level. To do this, she must make herself the center of several orbiting accessories. Earrings, bracelets, toe rings, necklaces and an entire aura of painstakingly crafted image and style surround the female.
Even in a short-term rental, the woman could make Martha blush with her attention to ambience. The candle and candle holding industry owe much to this instinctual female trait.
So settling into a lengthy commitment, such as a new home, will launch her into a frenzy of furbishing.
Men, beware, your sarcastic comments such as “One day I hope to get as much space as your figurines” and “can’t we save on treatments and put my Dale Earnhardt poster over the window” will get you nowhere. You must offer constructive criticism.
For example, if it appears that too many accessories are causing too much clutter, then suggest that while each of her garnishes greatly enriches the home, instead of all of them vying for attention at once, maybe they can be rotated throughout the year. This is a perfect tradeoff. She gets to decorate more and you can sneeze without wiping out a village of Hummel figurines. When it’s time for a new slough of décor, she gets to utilize her talent for interior style. And make sure to point out that less is more. The fewer tchachkie, the greater consideration each piece gets.
The Sensitive Male Knows What Women Want in a Home:
- Craft/reading room off kitchen area
- Expansive master bath with steam/sauna
- Office/work area for computer, bill paying, etc.
- Bigger kitchen with island
- Great walk-in closet
- Extra storage space with shelving
- Convenient and LARGE laundry room
- Back yard with pond/fountain, gazebo/deck
- Security; safety - not just with locks and alarms, but with quality, non-toxic building materials
- Parks, schools nearby
But if those items are unattainable, then make these manly compromises:
- Wired for cable, Internet
- Office space
- Woodshop
- Workout area
- Steam/sauna/spa
- Theater for watching sports and movies
- Wet bar
- Game Room
- Sport court
- Laser canon
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