Sorry to break the news to you, but finding your dream home is not possible…

You might be wondering, “why would a tech real estate brokerage write this kind of blog, are they not trying to sell more homes?!”
Well, for one, it’s the truth. Think about it, what would you actually consider your dream home?
Is it a 5,000 sqft home with its own private beach with a theater room, weight room and its own slide from the 3rd floor to the 1st floor?

I’m not going to lie, that imaginary home does sound kind of amazing. But it’s still not perfect, and here’s why..
Let's say a big hurricane comes from the ocean and damages your home – you might end up cursing the beach.
What if you now always have that “weird” cousin coming over to watch movies in your theater room.. Maybe you’d start to wish you didn’t have that amazing cinema.
What if you get trapped under your squat bar in your private weight room and no one can help you.. You might wish you just ended up going to the gym down the street.
What if you have friends over and their kid falls from the 3rd floor slide... you get the point.
Realize that nothing is perfect, and even if it seems perfect in a moment, at some point there will be issues that arise.

Instead of looking for the perfect home, look for your next home. Make a list of your “must haves” and “nice to haves.”
When searching for your next home, use Joy’s AI Search for your list of “must haves.”
For example, if you’re looking to rent out rooms in your next home, you might make a search like "4 bed 3 bath home in Seattle" - this search produced 203 results on 1/29/25.
But now let’s add your budget into your search, “4 bed 3 bath home in Seattle between 900k and 1.3M” - this search produced 62 results on 1/29/25.
Let’s say you don’t want your renters walking through the same front door as you, you could do the following search "4 bed 3 bath home in Seattle between 900k and 1.3M with two entrances" - this search produced just 1 result on 1/29/25.
Now this home you found after searching might not be the perfect home, but it does meet all your “must haves” criteria, and this home is a great candidate to be your next home!
By the way, don’t let me forget, at Joy, we actually pay you ~$10,000 to buy your next home! So go find your next home at Joy and get paid to do so.