The other question to consider: do you have to buy right now? Can you wait? The reason I ask: DH and I looked for houses together for about a year and seriously considered two, both with "plusses and minuses". We were ready to put in an offer on one, and then found out it got sold under our noses. Then, we put an offer on the other house. While our offer was under consideration, our RE agent said, "Oh, by the way, I heard about this other house, a farm, but there's one problem - they can't sell until they find a house in Florida." We went for a look and we fell madly, passionately in love with it. It was perfect for us. But it seemed a longshot.

Our offer on the other house was rejected, so we were freed up. So we pursued the farm. Well, it took about a year and a half for us to get this house, and it was worth every agonizing moment. When I walk into my house - wait, when I drive up the deadend road under the trees to my lovely, rural, remote 6 acre homestead (which is 6 miles from any store or "town" and a 28 mile bikeride in to work) I get this soft, easy feeling in the pit of my stomach. I KNOW this house is my home. I have never had one moment where I thought, "God I wish we had more room" or "I hate this kitchen." While these things could use updating/reno before we sell (if we sell) we will do it then. But for now, for us, it's perfect.

It's kind of one of those "you'll know it when you see it" things, I think. If you can wait, then I would wait.