As some of my followers know (and if you read my first post from the YPN blog) I’m in the market for a new home for my husband and I. I have purchased a home before (my downtown condo in 2004) but my husband wasn’t my husband at the time so he has not purchased a home before.

As a REALTOR, sometime I forget about the emotional side of buying or selling a home (come on – it’s my job to pull the emotion out of the transaction) but this process should be a nice ‘reality check’.

I thought I would write my experiences, thoughts, and emotions here to help others (first time home buyers or not) realize that even us ‘old has beens’ go through the gambit of emotions when buying or selling their home.

I’ll start with our criteria:

• In the Blue Valley, Olathe, or Shawnee Mission school district
• Close to highway access (any highway – K7 and K10 count!)
• 4 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 bathrooms
• Daylight windows in the basement (or a walk out/up)
• Not North facing
• Preferably a 3 car garage