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[quote=Anonymous]Moved in 10 days before first baby was born.  I wasn't really unpacked/settled until baby was 1. All my fault. Insisted on being in my grown-up house before the baby arrived. Throught I would do all kinds of unpacking and home improvement while baby slept. Silly silly me.

In all seriousness, PPs had good advice...proximity to park, great stroller walking sidewalks, and easy access to other moms is really nice.  I just walked circles around my neighborhood for the first three months b/c I couldn't stand to be in the house looking at my unpacked boxes. Helped me lose that baby weight!

Buy a house with good outdoor space - on a culdesac or with a flat driveway for bikeriding a few years down the road. A flat fenced in yard is also nice. Unless you have a passion for yardwork or a big budget for outsourcing to a landscaping company, buy a house with a low maintenance yard - easy to mow, trees around the perimeter so you're not constantly raking or sweeping up leaves - when your baby is little you will be too tired to mess with the yard; when your child is older, your weekends will get busy very soon.

Unless you or H have a passion for home improvement, buy a home that is relatively move-in ready. Same reasons as easy yard - you won't have time/energy to manage or do projects, and it's hard to live in disarray with a new baby or toddler.  Try nursing a baby with contractors tromping through your house.

Plan to outsource cleaning and painting, ideally before you move in, unless your husband is willing to take it on. Get any W2W carpet professionally cleaned before you move in - your soon to be baby will be crawling on that and you want to be sure it's clean.  Much easier and more thorough to do this before you and your furniture move in.

Buy in an area with good schools - you never know how long you will end up being there. You may say you'll be out in 5 years, but you never know. Also neighborhoods in good school districts attract families who have kids and care about education - helps deliver a good network of people to support you as you start your family.

Good luck![/quote]

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