Home Buying Lessons From a Canadian Geese Family
Sometimes by observing our animal friends, we can learn lessons from nature that apply to our own lives. For some animals, finding a place to live is not a static thing, but changes according to the needs of their growing offspring.
Recently, a pair of Canadian Geese decided that their starter home was going to be in a flower bed, at the Toronto Real Estate Board’s (TREB) office, on Don Mills Road.
Your Starter Home
Your starter home will fulfill the needs of your family depending on things such number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the size of your kitchen, and proximity to different schools.
A couple with no children but planning to have one, may be happy with a 2 bedroom home.
Another couple with young children, and more on the way, will want a starter home with more bedrooms.
Our Canadian Geese couple, only needed their nest or “starter home” for about 30 days, until their seven goslings hatched, and they needed to move to their next home. Hopefully, changes to your own family needs will not happen so quickly.
On to Your Next Home
Once the goslings hatched, a nest was no longer necessary, so father goose lead his family towards open water. Living on open water keeps the goslings safe from predators, and provides a source of food.
You will also need to make changes to your housing situation to accommodate the growing needs of your family. Will you need a home with more bedrooms and bathrooms, better access to schools, or just more space in general? The point is … a lot of us tend to believe that our lives will unfold as they have in the past. Often we do not give much thought to impending changes that will make a profound impact on our housing needs and family life.
Goose Family Thanks TREB Members
Real estate agents work hard to try and accommodate different kinds of families. A good and caring real estate agent will stay in touch with you over time, and try to anticipate your family’s ever changing housing needs.
The Toronto Real Estate Board thanks all members who gave the nesting couple their space, while they waited for their goslings to hatch, before moving to a new home on open water.
What a clever and delightful post! I agree that families need to reconsider their homes as their needs change. It is sad to see a family holding onto a home that no longer fits the family’s life. Of course, Canada geese don’t have to worry about that mortgage!
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