When you're choosing a new home to buy, the size of the home might seem like a no brainer to you, but you'd be surprised at how many people focus too much on details like hardwood flooring and updated bathrooms and end up buying Ajax houses that are not the right size for them. To help keep you from living in an echo filled, empty cave or a tiny, squashed sardine can, here are some tips on what to think about when you're deciding on the size for your new home.

Bedrooms

This is the most important aspect in choosing the size of your new home. If you put up your old Aurora townhomes for sale because you had a new baby, don't think you can get away with the same number of rooms as before if you really like the house. Choose a home that will give each person living in it their own private space or you can end up running into problems like fights and crowding. If you can afford it, it's always good to have a spare bedroom that you can use for guests as well. More than one spare bedroom is wasted space.

Bathrooms

Many people think that one full bathroom in a house is plenty, and it is if you're not trying to get ready for your job as a Milton real estate agent at the same time as your husband and three kids are trying to get ready to start their days. In this case, you'll want two full baths. The trend is toward homes which have an astonishing number of bathrooms, sometimes equaling or exceeding the number of bedrooms, but remember: the more bathrooms you have, the more bathrooms there are to clean.

Square Footage

Most people think only of the number of bedrooms and bathrooms a house has when they're considering size, but two three bedroom two bath Leslieville homes can be wildly different in square footage. Therefore when you're choosing the house, think not only of the number of rooms but also of their size. Is the master large enough to fit your bed? Is the living room going to seem cavernous with only the furniture you have in it? Base your decision on the square footage of your old home and how much more/less you need now.

Storage

Storage is an issue that has plagued many Scarborough real estate agents. A large home is all well and good but if some of its space isn't devoted to storing things away out of sight, it will look like a hurricane blew through it. Smaller homes with more storage are often more popular with buyers than larger homes with little storage.