What are buyers looking for? From mundane to gadgets.

November 20, 2008

Just today I came across an ad for a garage lift (Garage Lift) showing how you can park two cars in a single car garage with the help of a nifty lift that tucks one car away in the basement. Supposedly saves you money from building an additional garage…Knowing my luck, I’d crush the car on top trying to get mine out from the basement! I can see where it might be a valuable addition to homes with a tight footprint in high cost areas, but for most of us with the luxury of ample lot space, a double car garage is the much more easy alternative!

Kitchens and baths are still extremely important. Kitchens that can double as a living space are incredibly popular. It’s difficult to cram party goers into an 8x8 foot space while you finish up cooking the appetizers. Updated appliances make cooking easy and fast. I built a new home a few years ago and I wouldn’t trade my Advantium microwave/halogen oven for anything – same goes for my induction cook top. Having set fire to my previous kitchen I appreciate the fact that nothing will burn on the cook top! However, guests who bring over a ceramic saucepan with their potluck are a little bemused as to why my stove doesn’t work for them but it works for me – “Magic!” I say.

Buyers are looking for bright, inviting kitchens, with plenty of space for all the gadgets they’ve accumulated over the years. Many cooks drool over walk in pantries and space for a matching fridge and freezer. Solid surface counters are still one of the most desirable features, but now there are other options such as composite granite, cork, stainless steel to choose from. Islands are starting to look like furniture and freezer, refrigerator and warming drawers still remain popular, and are even migrating out of the kitchen into other areas of the house. I wish I’d gone with a warming drawer instead of a heated towel rack in my bathroom – the rack only warms the section of the towel it touches. Hardly worth turning on in the morning. And talking of bathrooms - over 50% of Japenese now have some kind of water washing toilets. Charmin beware. You can find these nifty toilet seats on Amazon for less than $500 - it's worth watching the promotional videos! (Toto Washlet)

Many buyers appreciate good lighting – from well designed artificial light to energy efficient windows that let in sun and open the home to views. Other improvements are integrated sound, ipod docks and of course, home theaters. With motorized screens, projector lifts and darkening shades, it is possible to combine a living space with a home theater with a flip of a button. During the day, a formal living room – by night a ground shaking cinema showing the latest Indiana Jones movie!

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Local Information for Flower Mound, TX

Latitude: 33.031741 -- Longitude: -97.078818

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Flower Mound is a city in Denton County, Texas (USA). As of the 2000 census, the city population was 50,702, although more recent studies show the numbers to be closer to 70,000. The name comes from a large mound located in the southern portion of the city. Though surrounded by commercial and residential development, the mound, believed to be a Native American burial ground, is privately owned so as to be protected from further development. Flower Mound has a small-town vibe with easy access to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It refuses to be referred to as a "city" despite its recent growth; it bills itself as the "Town of Flower Mound" with a "Town Hall" and a "Town Council". The city is home to the headquarters of Time Warner Cable's South/Southwest Division (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida) which employs over 1,400 people and provides services to over 530,000. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Texas 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Flower Mound	Texas	United States
Population	50,702	20,851,820	281,421,906
Median age	33.3	32.3	35.3
Median age for Male	33.4	31.3	34
Median age for Female	33.2	33.4	36.5
Households	16,179	7,393,354	105,480,101
Household population	50,490	20,290,711	273,643,273
Average household size	3.12	2.74	2.59
Families	14,262	5,247,794	71,787,347
Average family size	3.34	3.28	3.14
Housing units	16,833	8,157,575	115,904,641
Occupied units	16,179	7,393,354	105,480,101
Vacant units	654	764,221	10,424,540

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