I understand that finding a new home is one of the most important decisions people will make in their lifetime. And it also can be one of the more stressful ones. After all, it's not about finding a new house, it is much more about finding that one house that you feel you can call HOME.

Whether the move is across the ocean, like I did about 35 years ago from the Netherlands, or across town, being a part of such an important decision and being ab...