You hear a lot these days about setting goals and how powerful they are.

Being an old goal setter myself I can attest to the truth and accuracy of that statement. Setting goals can be critical in helping you achieve any and all of your dreams including buying that first home.

Here are 5 tips that will put you into that Knoxville or Farragut area home of your dreams:

  1. You must write your homeownership goals down and be very specific. For instance, don’t just say I want to own a home someday; you must say, ” I will own and live in a 1600 square foot home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a two car garage located in Farragut, Tennessee.” Writing it down and making it specific is the most important step in goal setting.
  2. Your goal must be measurable. For instance if you need to save some money for a down payment or closing costs; set smaller, time goals along the way when you will have specific amounts of money set aside for your new home.
  3. Your goals must be believable to you. For most of us it is reasonable to believe that you can own a home in the Knoxville, Tennessee area like the one described. It is probably not reasonable for most of us to expect to own a 40,000 square foot luxury beachfront mansion in the Caribbean.
  4. It must be something rewarding to you that you have clear reasons to want. For example, I want a new home for the security it affords me and my family, to have a yard to work in, and/or to stop the continuous rent increases.
  5. You must set a time limit to achieve your goal. This is one of most powerful parts of goal setting. If you write down; “By July 15th, 2009, I will be living in a 2,000 square foot, all brick home with at least a 1/2 acre yard”, your subconscious mind will help speed you toward that goal and keep you on course for it.

Once you set your goal of homeownership and write that goal down with a time limit to achieve it, you’ll be amazed at how easy it seemed when you’re celebrating owning your new home.

Anyone thinking of buying a home now or in the future might benefit from a free copy of my “Homebuyer’s Toolkit, Ten Steps to Choosing and Purchasing a Home.”

email your postal mailing address to [email protected] and I’ll drop your free copy in the mail.

www.KnoxvilleHomeCenter.com is also a great place to start your dream and find a home to fit into your goal. and of course I would be honored to help you with your new goal of home ownership like I’ve helped hundreds of others just like you.