Remodeling vs Moving: What Makes the Most Sense?

Whether you have a growing family, or you’ve grown tired of the décor and space of your home, deciding on whether to move or remodel can be a tough decision because there are a lot of factors to consider.

Both options bring costs and a degree of stress, but it all depends on your needs and wants. At Flansburg Construction, we’re going to break down remodeling vs. moving so you can determine which path is right for you.

When You Should Move

Moving is a big moment for a family. It involves packing, unpacking, dealing with movers, and taking the time to decorate your space. Here’s a few factors that indicate moving may be the right option for you:

• New job with a long commute
• The need for a new location or school district
• Your home’s structure and layout can’t be improved
• Drastic change in neighborhood
• You want a completely different style of home

Moving can be hard on a family, but if you’re dealing with more than one of these factors, it may be the right choice.

The Cost of Moving

Moving isn’t as simple as just buying a new house and setting up shop. You have to factor in the cost of hiring movers, repairs or updates to the new home, and not to mention closing costs and fees with your real estate agent. When you put all the numbers together and compare them with the costs to remodel, it may make you think differently. You may also spend even more money with updates to your new home.

When It Makes More Sense to Remodel

Remodeling saves you the stress and logistics of moving into a brand new home and starting everything from scratch. It also affords you the opportunity to expand on your current home and updating its style to what you want. It’s almost like moving without the hassle of packing.

Choosing to remodel makes sense if you like your neighborhood, it’s a good school district, and work is nearby, but you’re looking to update the style and space to improve aesthetics, flow, and functionality. You can add more rooms to your home, open up current ones, and improve the structure.

Getting the Most Out of Your Costs

While buying a new home vs remodeling your current one do carry costs, there’s a few factors that may affect your decision. When you buy a home, there are plenty of fees and costs that come with the territory, not to mention hiring movers, or spending money on storage space for a short period of time.

You can customize your current home while it may take some time to save up to remodel your new one. There is disruption when you remodel, but that is only temporary. Finding comfort in a new home may take some time.

Let Us Help You Decide on Moving vs Remodeling

If you’re currently weighing out your options with either moving into a new home or remodeling your current one, we can help you along the way. As a design-build firm, we can show you the plans we come up with that incorporate your wants and needs so we can help bring the vision of your newly refurbished home into reality.

Get started today by scheduling a consultation with Flansburg Construction!