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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here and I love this thread! Thank you.

So many varying perspectives. For me, it’s not old house vs new house. It’s not about a shell.

Some of you really get me, and I appreciate that. I also appreciate the discussions.

I would appreciate more concrete ideas of what to look for and how to house hunt. Thank you.[/quote]

I am a big believer in your gut.

Our first/starter home, we looked at two homes. I knew right away. Our current/forever(?) home, we looked for two years. Houses in our parameters would only come along every few months, and my DH would have jumped at any of them. But I just knew they weren't right. When our current home came along, I knew.

That said, there are still things that aren't perfect (no storage, only good sunlight in the kids' rooms, closed off kitchen) but little things have helped a lot. I guess it's like choosing a life partner . . . you will never find a perfect human, but you find someone with your "must haves" and whose downsides you can live with.

I don't know if this will help anyone on this thread, but there has been research that people are happier being the $800k house in the $600k neighborhood instead of being the $800k house in the $1 million neighborhood. It makes sense, right? There's no temptation to keep up with the Joneses if you aren't looking at people who have slightly more/better of everything than you do. It's sort of a shortcut to gratitude.[/quote]

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