Find Your Home in New England & New York

Not just a house. A home. A community. A life that fits who you really are.

We evaluate 55+ factors most people never consider — weather, dark skies, social communities, healthcare access, road maintenance, environmental safety, amenities, even considerations for your pets. State-specific local knowledge built on 50 years of living here. Because choosing where to live is choosing how to live.
Start Your Journey — $99

Vermont • Maine • New Hampshire • Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New York

What Home Sweet Home Does

We match you with communities across New England and New York based on how you actually want to live — not just where houses are for sale. Our assessment evaluates 55+ factors based on decades of local knowledge and research into what helps people thrive.

🏡 Deep Local Knowledge

  • Which roads get plowed first in winter
  • Where cell coverage actually works
  • Flood zones and natural disaster history
  • Real internet speeds, not advertised ones
  • Healthcare access and specialist availability
  • Hidden gems only locals know about

💚 Lifestyle Matching

  • Communities conducive to your lifestyle choices
  • Senior groups and aging-in-place resources
  • Hobby and interest communities (hiking, arts, book clubs)
  • Family-friendly vs. retirement-friendly areas
  • Remote work infrastructure ratings
  • Your custom priorities honored

What Makes This Different

Built on decades of research into how people make decisions, what conditions support healthy living, and how to help people find their own voice when facing major life choices.

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Helping You Find Your Voice

The questionnaire doesn't just collect data—it helps you think through things you haven't considered. We guide you toward clarity about what you actually need.

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Research-Based Matching

Your living environment affects everything—work, relationships, health, creativity. We've studied what conditions support people thriving, not just surviving.

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Fair and Honest Economy

We succeed when you succeed. No hidden agendas, no data harvesting, no manipulation. Everyone in the transaction benefits.

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Sensitive to Life Transitions

Relocation often accompanies major life changes—new jobs, retirement, family situations. We approach you with sensitivity, not pressure. No artificial urgency.

How It Works

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Complete the Assessment

Answer 55+ questions about your lifestyle, priorities, and dreams. Individual or group/family.

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Enter the Database

Your personalized profile joins our active buyer database — visible to every verified subscriber realtor.

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Realtors Find You

Verified professionals who subscribe to Home Sweet Home receive your profile and reach out with warm introductions.

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Find Home

Work with agents who understand your needs. Make informed decisions. Find where you belong.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family & Group Assessments

Moving with a partner? Family? Roommates? Any number of people can complete the questionnaire together for one domicile.

Everyone Gets a Voice

Each person completes the full questionnaire. The system finds communities that work for everyone.

Conflicts Highlighted

See where you agree strongly and where you disagree. Facilitates important family conversations.

Priority Weighting

Mark what's a "must-have" vs. "nice-to-have." Must-haves get weighted higher in matching.

One Payment

$99 covers the entire group — whether it's 2 people or 10.

Your Lifestyle Assessment

This isn't a typical form. It's a guided conversation designed to help you discover what truly matters for your living situation — including things you may not have considered. Take your time. There are no wrong answers.

🔒 Your responses are private and shared only with verified subscriber realtors. $99 per assessment — covers your entire household.

👥 Who's Taking This Assessment?

If you're moving with others, each person can complete the questionnaire separately. One payment covers everyone.

👤 Person 1 (You) Currently filling out

Each person receives a link to complete their own questionnaire. Results are combined before your report is generated.

Select all that apply. Additional regions receive loyalty discounts.
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🏠 About You & Your Household

Let's start with the basics. This helps us understand the kind of community that fits your life stage and household makeup.

Skip this if no children — we don't assume.
This affects fencing needs, veterinary access, dog parks, and pet-friendly regulations.
For your personalized report.
Where we'll deliver your report. Shared with verified subscriber realtors.
Only if you'd like realtors to reach you by phone.

🚗 Work & Commuting

Your commute shapes your daily life more than almost anything else. Let's figure out what works — and if you work remotely, we'll focus on the infrastructure you need instead.

Enter a city or address. We'll calculate commute times to every community in our database.
Communities beyond this time will be flagged but not excluded — sometimes the perfect community is worth a few extra minutes.
If you travel frequently, this matters more than you think.
Ski areas, lakes, hiking trails — we can calculate distances to these too.

🌡 Climate & Weather Preferences

Weather affects your mood, health, recreation, and utility bills. New England's microclimates vary dramatically. Let's find your comfort zone.

New England winters are real. Some areas get 40 inches of snow, others 120+.
Coastal areas average 40-60". Inland valleys 60-100". Mountain towns can exceed 150".
Northern New England has some of the darkest skies in the Northeast.
Proximity to highways or agriculture affects air quality. Important for respiratory conditions.

📶 Infrastructure & Essential Services

The unglamorous things that make daily life work — or don't. These are the factors most people discover too late, after they've already moved. We check them first.

Rural New England varies wildly — some towns have fiber, others still on DSL. We know which is which.
New England has well-known dead zones. We track actual coverage, not carrier maps.
Winter plowing schedules vary dramatically. Some towns plow before dawn; others don't get to your road until noon. We know which.
In remote areas, response can take 30+ minutes. If you have health conditions, this matters.
Some towns have curbside; others require transfer station trips. Small thing, big quality-of-life factor.

🏥 Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Distance to a hospital matters when it matters most. Environmental factors affect your daily wellbeing in ways you might not think about until it's too late.

New England has experienced severe flooding in recent years. We track flood zones, historical data, and vulnerability.
Even if you're young — do you want a community where you can stay as you age?

👥 Community & Social Life

A house is a structure. A home is a community. Research shows that community connection is one of the strongest predictors of life satisfaction — and it's the one factor most relocation tools completely ignore.

We track which communities actively welcome diverse populations.
Town greens, farmers markets, festivals, community suppers.
New England's Town Meeting tradition is unique in America.

🎓 Education & Cultural Life

Educational and cultural resources shape a community's character and your opportunities for growth.

New England's town libraries are social hubs, not just book repositories.

⛷ Recreation & Lifestyle

New England and New York are a playground. But the kind of play that matters to you determines which corner is your paradise.

🏠 Property & Financial

These details help us match you with current MLS listings in your recommended communities — so your report comes with real properties to look at.

✨ Your Voice — What Else Matters?

This is the heart of what makes Home Sweet Home different. Structured questions capture data. But you are more than data points. This section is where you tell us what really matters — the things no algorithm would think to ask.

Maybe it's being near a specific type of store, or a particular activity, or a community with a specific character. Whatever it is — we want to know.
Close your eyes. What does your ideal day look like? What's outside your window? Where do you go for coffee, for a walk, for peace? Paint us a picture.
Is there a question you wish we'd asked? Ask it here — we'll address it in your report.

Before You Continue to Payment

Subscriber Realtors in Your Selected Areas

Subscriber realtors will be displayed here based on your selected regions once the platform is live.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Loyalty Discounts

Up to 40% off repeat searches

Multiple regions? Each additional search costs less.

SearchDiscountPrice
First$99.00
Second20%$79.20
Third30%$69.30
Fourth+40%$59.40

For Real Estate Professionals

Get pre-qualified leads from buyers who've invested $99 and answered 55+ questions. These aren't tire-kickers.

$1,500/month Subscription

Receive every buyer report in the database. All subscribers get equal access to all leads.

Detailed Buyer Profiles

Know exactly what each buyer wants before you call. Lifestyle priorities, deal-breakers, budget — 55+ data points.

12% Success Royalty

Pay 12% of your commission only when a Home Sweet Home lead closes. Report sales through the site. Success-aligned economics.

Full Database on Day One

New subscribers receive the complete active buyer database immediately. Every new buyer report is sent to all subscribers as it comes in.

“We Offer Home Sweet Home”

Subscribers are required to include “We offer Home Sweet Home — Define Your Lifestyles for Your Realtor” with a link to the site in all professional advertising. Every ad you run drives buyers to us, and back to you.

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Realtor Subscription Application

Complete your profile below. Once approved, you receive the full active buyer database and every new report as it comes in.

Business Information

We verify all business details to protect both you and our consumers.

Lead notifications sent here.

Your Profile

This information helps buyers understand your expertise.

Highlight your strengths for buyers reviewing your profile.
Visible to consumers who preview subscriber realtors.

Subscription & Payment

$1,500/month with 12% royalty on closed HSH leads.

Subscription Summary

Monthly subscription$1,500.00/mo
Success royalty12% of commission
Setup fee$0 (waived)
First month today$1,500.00
How the 12% royalty works: When you close on an HSH buyer, use the Report a Sale form on this website. That triggers your royalty payment and removes the buyer from the active database. Example: $500K sale, ~$12,500 commission, royalty = ~$1,500. You keep the rest. All sales are verifiable through public land records.

🔒 Secure Stripe Checkout

After submitting your application, you'll be redirected to Stripe to set up your $1,500/month subscription. Your first payment begins after license verification.

🔒 Secured by Stripe. Cancel anytime. No long-term contracts.

🏠 Report a Sale

Subscriber realtors: when you close a sale with a Home Sweet Home buyer, report it here. This triggers your 12% royalty payment and removes the buyer from the active database.

12% Royalty: Your royalty will be calculated and invoiced within 5 business days. Example: $12,500 commission × 12% = $1,500 royalty. Shiny Penny Productions reserves the right to verify all transactions through public land records.

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