As some of you may know, Tom and I are trying to buy our first home. And let me tell you, buying your first home is hard! It just takes so much time and work, and worst of all is the heartache! No seriously! It really is heart-breaking and torturous! I mean as much as I love looking at potential homes, and imagining what it would be like to live in them…it is just torture. The process just hurts by brain! The decisions, the things we need to take into consideration (i.e, if we can afford it, is it the right home, are the schools good, can we see ourselves living there, does it require a lot of fixing up), the fact that we always find a house that’s nearly perfect but not quite, that we HAVE to keep looking, and oh don’t forget finding the perfect home but knowing... Continue Reading