My advice - which I have a difficult time following myself

- is to not get too attached to any one house. Try to remember that if there's one that's great, there's more....once you go head over heels about a place, your bargaining power is gone...
Oh...and location, location, location! Many things can be fixed, but you can't fix where a house is set.
Good luck with house hunting and enjoy it!
cj/