Should I think about resale before I even buy?

Thinking about resale before you buy is worth doing, even for a home you plan to keep for years, since layout, location, and condition choices that hurt future resale often show up as daily annoyances in the meantime too. A home on a busy road or with an awkward layout can be harder to sell later and harder to live in now. Brian Beatty flags resale concerns to buyers before they fall for a listing's surface appeal.