Finding a home, like finding the right partner, is not for the faint of heart.
For most of us, looking for the "perfect" home can be an emotional roller coaster. Like hunting online for the perfect partner in life, it's hard to know what you're getting even after studying the dozens of photos in any particular listing and reading all the copy contained there. A person (or a house) can look and sound so incredibly appealing on the surface, but you know better than to let the seduction of a good-looking landscape or gorgeous fireplace make you want to tie the knot without a proper courtship.
Truth be told, very seldom does everything about your proposed mate match your wish list. Things you love at first may later get on your nerves, like the bad girl/bad boy who had such a great gift of gab at first...