BEFORE THE KEY

Find where your life actually works, before you fall for a house.Most people move backwards. They find a house they love, then discover the location doesn't fit the life they moved for. By then it's too late. We do it in the right order: we figure out where in this city your everyday life will actually be better, and only then do we talk about houses.Answer the questions below and we'll come back with the specific areas worth your attention and why each one fits you. It takes a few minutes. Every question has a reason. This is the same conversation our best agent would have with you on the phone, so answer it like you're talking to a person who already knows this city.

YOU

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Where are you moving from?

THE MOVE

What made you decide to move, and why here?

When you picture your life after this move, what's better than it is now? Say it plainly. This is the real reason you're doing this, and it's the thing we're actually solving for.

YOUR NORMAL WEEK

Besides home, what are the five places, or types of places, you actually go in a normal week? Work, the gym, the grocery store you like, a trailhead, your parents', the airport. Where you actually went last week, not where you wish you went. These fi...

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Who's making this move with you, and does anyone have a place they have to be? One of you works downtown, one works from home, kids in a specific school, someone flies out most weeks. Anything fixed that we have to build around.

TIME

What's the longest daily drive you'd accept before it starts wrecking your day? Commute isn't just distance. It decides when you wake up, whether you're home for dinner, and how much of your day is actually yours.

Are there trips you make often that we need to protect? A commute, a school run, a standing appointment, regular flights.

MONEY

What's your comfortable range for the home itself?

When you call a place affordable, what are you comparing it to, and what would make you feel you came out ahead by moving here? The sticker price isn't the whole story. Taxes, insurance, the daily drive, and everyday costs decide whether your money a...

THE TRADE

Every area gives you something and costs you something. There is no perfect one. So tell us straight:

What are you not willing to give up, no matter what?

What could you live without if it got you everything else? Knowing what you'll trade tells us more than knowing what you want.

THE LIFE AROUND THE HOME

What do you want to be able to do here that you can't, or can't easily, do now? Walk to coffee. Be outside most of the year. Be fifteen minutes from family. Have room to breathe. Be in the middle of things. Whatever it is, this is the life you're mov...

THE HOME ITSELF

Last, on purpose. The house matters least until the area is right. Get the place right and the house is easy. Get the place wrong and no house can fix it.

Home type

House Townhome / Condo New construction Land Other

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Is there anything about the home itself that's a true must-have, not just a nice-to-have?

ONE LAST THING

When you picture the exact moment you know you got this right, what do you see? Don't overthink it. First thing that comes to mind. That one answer tells us more than all the rest.