Compare or Despair: How to Actually Choose Between Towns

Analysis paralysis kills good home buying. Use a 5-factor framework: filter by constraints (deal-breakers), weight 3-5 trade-offs, score objectively, then trust your gut on ties. Most buyers overthink and regret—structure prevents this.

Buyers stuck choosing between 3-5 final towns who are drowning in data and second-guessing.

• •Beyond 7±2 factors, decision quality decreases—too much info hurts clarity
• •Constraints first: Budget, commute, schools eliminate options automatically
• •Weight only 3-5 trade-offs: Schools vs commute vs value vs community vs future plans
• •Score objectively with data (avoid 'vibes' until tiebreakers), compare total weighted scores
• •Gut feeling breaks ties after structured analysis—intuition works best with framework