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[quote=Anonymous]We kept looking for a very long time.  There were times we had to stop for a year or two and then come back and recalibrate with new life circumstances.  We were willing to make some compromises and made offers on some houses that weren't everything we wanted, but we would have been happy there.  We were outbid over and over.  We kept at it.  We figured out we didn't want to pay for someone else's choices that may not have matched our taste.

Over time, we honed in on what type of house we wanted but other people might not (very dated and not quite liveable as is so it looked bad in the listing, but in better condition than a gut rehab a developer would snap up for cheap) and eventually got lucky.  We also stretched our budget more than we had planned and it has thankfully worked out fine so far - knock on wood.  We were able to afford some renovations up front but are going to do the rest little by little.  While it has been a ton of work, we love the house and it is perfect for us.  The more effort we put into making it our own, the more it feels like home.

I hope you find the same.[/quote]

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