It's kind of sad that the fun of buying a home can be overshadowed by hassle. The current House of Nyt after looking at no fewer than 100 homes. After the first 20, we started a list. Three columns, "must have" "negotiable" and "no way". We gave it to our agent and kept one for ourselves. And we tried to stay realistic, keeping in mind that not every desire will be met. Even now, five years later, we wistfully look out on the beautifully landscaped yard and curse the stupidity we exercised when we thought we'd have the "time" to take care of it....
More useless assvice gleaned from experience....