Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
I think that I forgot to mention that the perfect house, smaller lot, busy street option is the house that we have been renting for the last 1.5 yrs. So we really know the ins and outs of this place.
In those 1.5 years, have you said, "OMG, I can't stand living here/can't wait to move/hate this place?". If not, and it's almost the perfect house as it is, I'd give serious thought to staying there. I see two major positives: the resale value of a cute house centrally located, and the fact that you don't have to move. Moving in and of itself can get expensive, both time- and money-wise.