FeelingGreat gives very good advice. It is amazing how quickly our "dream homes" can become horrible, hateful nooses around our necks when our finances tighten. That happened to me and one of the the best days of my life was when we finally were able to sell it. I now live in a smaller, more manageable, artsy, easy to maintain home that I absolutely love, however from my previous experience, I have learned that houses are just things and it is best to remain relatively unattached to "things."