4. Budget: What is your available budget? This may not be a number you’ve specified concretely. You may have a range or spending limit in mind, but what’s important is to know what you’re willing to spend and what your viable budget is. This might consist of savings, available finance, or just the amount you’re comfortable spending. It is critical to be clear on your figures and communicate them early on in your project. It’s a tricky topic, but once everyone’s on the same page, there’ll be less room for budget blowouts. Trust us, the conversations that follow those are a lot trickier. We'd recommend doing research on what things cost. And we'd love to be able to furnish and accessorize your 2000sf home that's empty for 50k, but that's impossible based on what things cost. *