The property market can be dog eat dog for buyers and sometimes it's worth managing your expectations when it comes to buying your dream house.
In our Where I Live series, the ECHO will explore one house from across the region each week, with the owner giving us an insight into how they've made their house a home.
Amy Aziz, 27, from the Wirral , put offers in on five other properties before finally getting the keys to her house in March 2021.