>Spend more time house hunting and figure out needs versus wants.

Admittedly we've only been searching for a couple of months, but the houses in the districts we do want with the amenities we're looking for are well over our budget. There are maybe 4 or 5 towns that we've got our eyes on, factoring school districts and ease of public transport into the city and due to these very factors, homes in these towns are very very expensive.