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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's our story:
1. We lived in a crappy one bedroom apartment until our second child was a year old.
2. We looked for 18 months for our dream house. My husband and I are both incredibly picky, and we looked at well over a 100 houses. We drove our realtor crazy, but I had no qualms about that considering the amount they're paid for practically nothing.
3. We ended up agreeing on a house, a price, renovations, which then took more than a year.

Lesson: you both need to grow up, accept compromise, and keep talking to each other. Looks like you're not used to much sacrifice, either of you.
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This. We lived in a tiny townhouse until our second was over 18 months. Put stuff in storage if you have to.

Don't feel bad about wasting your realtor's time. It's their job. They make around 3 percent of the sale price, which is thousands of dollars, so they can afford to spend a few extra hours on you. We've been searching for months, have seen 35+ houses, call our realtor a few times a week, etc. Houses are a crap ton of money, your DH is smart to be picky. I know so many people who bought too quickly and ended up stuck with a house they hate.

The most important lesson we learned with buying a house is that nobody is your friend. Everyone is trying to screw you over and will lie to get money from you. Do your research, talk to as many people as possible, be willing to have difficult conversations. [/quote]

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