s that had become so familiar to him in his world. This upset my wife greatly and she too, was getting stressed out about moving in to the unknown. We had been so happy here, but we needed more space and so a new home search was inevitable.

It's often said

I can't speak for everyone but for my wife and me, looking for our first new home was as exciting as anything could be. Fleeing the nest of our parents and building one of our own was just an exhilarating experience for us young lovers. Of course, back then we had no real pressures, time was on our side, we knew out budget, and both families were right behind us ready to offer support, advice, and practical gifts in order to get us off to a grand start. Yep, the first ever home search was fun all the way. Unfortunately, it's a different ball game when you're ready to move on to your second home, and especially if there's a young family to consider into the move.

In fact, when we were ready to move for the second time, it was not so much a 'moving in' experience, but a 'moving on' one. It became a big upheaval for the entire family, which by this time were my wife and our 2 young children. The new baby had no idea what was going on, but our 3 year old lad seemed deeply upset about leaving behind all the people, places and things that had become so familiar to him in his world. This upset my wife greatly and she too, was getting stressed out about moving in to the unknown. We had been so happy here, but we needed more space and so a new home search was inevitable.

It's often said

had no real pressures, time was on our side, we knew out budget, and both families were right behind us ready to offer support, advice, and practical gifts in order to get us off to a grand start. Yep, the first ever home search was fun all the way. Unfortunately, it's a different ball game when you're ready to move on to your second home, and especially if there's a young family to consider into the move.

In fact, when we were ready to move for the second time, it was not so much a 'moving in' experience, but a 'moving on' one. It became a big upheaval for the entire family, which by this time were my wife and our 2 young children. The new baby had no idea what was going on, but our 3 year old lad seemed deeply upset about leaving behind all the people, places and things that had become so familiar to him in his world. This upset my wife greatly and she too, was getting stressed out about moving in to the unknown. We had been so happy here, but we needed more space and so a new home search was inevitable.

It's often said

, it's a different ball game when you're ready to move on to your second home, and especially if there's a young family to consider into the move.

In fact, when we were ready to move for the second time, it was not so much a 'moving in' experience, but a 'moving on' one. It became a big upheaval for the entire family, which by this time were my wife and our 2 young children. The new baby had no idea what was going on, but our 3 year old lad seemed deeply upset about leaving behind all the people, places and things that had become so familiar to him in his world. This upset my wife greatly and she too, was getting stressed out about moving in to the unknown. We had been so happy here, but we needed more space and so a new home search was inevitable.

It's often said

oving on' one. It became a big upheaval for the entire family, which by this time were my wife and our 2 young children. The new baby had no idea what was going on, but our 3 year old lad seemed deeply upset about leaving behind all the people, places and things that had become so familiar to him in his world. This upset my wife greatly and she too, was getting stressed out about moving in to the unknown. We had been so happy here, but we needed more space and so a new home search was inevitable.

It's often said

s that had become so familiar to him in his world. This upset my wife greatly and she too, was getting stressed out about moving in to the unknown. We had been so happy here, but we needed more space and so a new home search was inevitable.

It's often said that moving house is perhaps one of the most stressful things a person can go through, and we can fully relate to that. Apart form the costs of moving and the additional cost of the mortgage, there's also the time and preparation involved, let alone the uncertainties of whether you'll take to your new home and the surrounding environment.

We decided that our next home was to become the permanent family home and with a little luck, we would find a place that we would be happy to spend the rest of our lives in. This meant we were perhaps going to have to spend a little more than first anticipated and so the early days would require a bit of sacrifice financially, as we needed to allow for the growth of the family, yet still have room for overnight guests.

When we set off to do our first homes search as a young engaged couple, we had to trudge around the city and surrounding areas on our free days looking at one place after another. Back then this wasn't a problem, as we had lots of free time and no kids to consider. Actua