Are you Hooked on Houses?

Are you Hooked on Houses? Give yourself a point for each of the following statements that you agree with:

• If there’s a “For Sale” sign in my neighbor’s yard, I can tell you how much they’re asking for their house–and whether it’s worth it. X - Yup...I can even tell you how much my neighbor's paid for their house and how much its worth.

• I have a habit of checking the real estate listings online, even though I’m not planning to move. X - All the time, I love to see what I am up against, if I were to sell someday.

• I think the best time to take a walk is at dusk–after people have started turning on their lights, but before they have closed their blinds! X - LOVE doing this. I love to see what the people are doing. I wonder what their lives are like.

• I’ve been known to visit Open Houses and model homes, just for fun. X - ME, ME, ME...all the time. I even walk through the houses being built in my neighborhood daily.

• I will stop to take a photo of a beautiful house if I have a camera with me. X - I take my camera with me on walks, to do such things.

• When I visit someone’s home, I immediately start looking around to see what changes they’ve made since the last time I was there. X - I like to see other people's decorating style for ideas.

• I get upset when I see a beautiful old home that looks neglected and unloved, and I fantasize about “rescuing” it.

• I would go to a neighbor’s party just to get a look inside their house. X - Especially if its a BIG house.

• I have considered becoming a real estate agent, or have been told I should be one. X - I have considered it, after I sold my home in PA.

• I’ve been known to check out the local house listings when I’m on vacation to see how much it would cost to live there. X - Yes, especially in a resort area or the beach.

• If I drive through a pretty neighborhood, I slow to a crawl so I don’t miss anything. X - Yes, especially the million dollar home neighborhoods. I do this on our slow days. Go for our "Sunday Drive".

• I’m always redecorating my house. It’s never “finished.” X - Always, now I redecorate for each season.

• There are certain movies I have watched repeatedly because of the houses featured in them. X - Love seeing the beautiful homes on TV. I am always looking in the background of a scene. :-)