Your brief

Say it the way you'd say it to a friend. Every question below says what it changes; skip anything that doesn't apply. You'll see the whole brief at the end and can rewrite any of it.

Who's buying, and how will you use it?

This becomes the first paragraph of your brief and sets how far the search looks.

Tell us about your household

Why we ask: Names aren't needed — who you are, who comes along, dogs, kids and their ages.

Home base

Why we ask: Drive times on every listing are measured from here.

How often would you go?

Why we ask: Sets how strict we are about drive time.

Which seasons matter most?

Why we ask: Water and ski towns score differently in July and February.

Farthest you'd drive, in hours

Why we ask: A hard limit for which towns we consider.

Add a short household description (at least 11 characters), a home base, and a drive limit between 0.5 and 12 hours.

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