In search of the 85% home

“Perfect” doesn’t exist. Regardless of your budget, you make compromises when buying or building. If you find a home that is eighty-five percent perfect, seriously consider making an offer. Some of what’s in that missing fifteen percent may well be something that you can add, remove, update, or otherwise change to move your home closer to your vision of perfect.

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