| MTV's hit celebrity television show "Cribs" has shown | | | | attached studio. Take it from MTV Cribs: from NBA |
| us that not all recording studios are created equal. With | | | | Players to soap opera superstars, owning a home with |
| many artists in the music industry opting for recording | | | | a recording studio has become an amenity that those |
| studios being setup right in the comfort of their own | | | | with money cannot afford to pass up. |
| home as opposed to a physical building, more and | | | | Before you consider searching the market for these |
| more individuals are following suit. | | | | types of homes, take the time to study how much |
| In fact, the Los Angeles county housing market is | | | | money you'll be spending on your home in the long run. |
| seeing a new type of amenity to add to the list of | | | | Purchasing a home with a recording studio is not a |
| features a home boasts: recording studios. For | | | | wise investment if you are not getting a return on your |
| instance, one such property, owned by Natalie | | | | investment. These homes can range from the low |
| Portman, featured a "celebrity-friendly" detached | | | | $400,000's to well above multi-million dollar figures so |
| recording studio which she purchased for $3,199,000 -- | | | | it's important to look at them for more than their |
| $149,000 above the asking price. | | | | "star-quality" persona. |
| Such homes provide a mix of audio, video, recording, | | | | It's important to have an overall knowledge of the |
| and post-production media rooms for the music | | | | types of equipment you'll need to turn your studio into |
| industry professional who would much rather enjoy the | | | | a fully functional recording wonder. Between the sound |
| freedom that their own personally designed music | | | | boards, sound booths, wiring, computer hardware, and |
| studio provides. Contrary to popular belief, producing a | | | | overall knowledge required to operate such equipment, |
| recording from the comfort of your own home does | | | | purchasing a home with a recording studio is not for an |
| not make the quality any less professional than had it | | | | amateur. In addition to purchasing the property the |
| been created in a traditional recording studio. | | | | recording studio is housed on, you'll also need to keep |
| Another common misconception is that homes with | | | | in mind the budget required to bring your recording |
| recording studios are often sought after by industry | | | | studio up to standard. |
| professionals when this could be furthest from the | | | | Not all homes with a recording studio are created |
| truth. From the individual who dreams of recording his | | | | equal. When purchasing any type of home with |
| own music, to the person who is honing his craft as a | | | | recording studios attached, it's important to work |
| freelance musical engineer or producer, homes with | | | | closely with a Real Estate agent who has experience |
| attached recording studios fit almost any demographic. | | | | working with homes related to those in the |
| Owning a home with an attached recording studio is | | | | entertainment and music industry. Doing so will help you |
| becoming more of a "fashion statement" than we think. | | | | avoid purchasing a garage that was converted into a |
| Being an active or aspiring musician is not the | | | | studio as opposed to an estate which was expertly |
| requirement in order to purchase a home with an | | | | designed to house a mixing room. |