The best home is not always the most impressive one; it is the one that lets you live well.

Impressiveness and livability pull in different directions more often than people expect. The bigger place with the longer commute, the beautiful one with no room to work, the address that costs so much you cannot afford the life you moved there for. What matters is what the place lets you do on a Tuesday.

Judge a home by the ordinary day rather than by the tour. Where would you eat, work, rest, see people. The place that makes those easy will serve you better than the one that makes visitors say something nice.