I have moved 11 times in 10 years.

To be fair not all to houses I have purchased and sold. Some were rentals to try a new neighbourhood. Some for work, a few for my son’s school needs and maybe a few flights of fancy. All this packing and unpacking, selling and buying have taught me a few things about real estate I’ll be writing about here. Perhaps some of my stories can save you a few headaches and maybe even a few dollars.

Now back to the 11 moves.

I did once Google “people who move all the time” and did come up with a few personal anecdotes from others that echoed some of my motivations. One particular blog talked about the newness of a new city, a new job, new home – that feeling of starting over. The plight of home renting and having little control over your landlords decisions regarding where you living came up quite a bit. Some said they just liked the work of renovation and styling different types of homes.

For me it’s always more been about the project. The task of finding a house that needs a bit of love (not too much love because thats a whole other blog post), something that allows me to impart my love of design, decor and furniture on a new space and leave it better off than I found it. Once that work is complete, my eye tends to wander back over to those MLS listings in search of that new project and challenge.

Yes, all that moving can get expensive and it’s sometimes exhausting.

I’ve worked hard with most (I’d say 80%) of my house sales to bring in profit that gets moved into the next acquisition allowing a bigger budget for purchase or renovation. It doesn’t always work that way but by enlarge if you work the market you can end up on the plus side of the equation. This constant rotation of packing boxes has become much less practical now that my kids are in grade school of course, but I would be lying to say I’m not already looking for the next house that needs some of my kind of style.