Too much of a good thing

Here's the deal: yes, it was my dream apartment...but i soon realized that sometimes the best dreams cost more than you think.
Not only was I paying a higher monthly mortgage payment, I was paying DOUBLE the maintenance. Ugh.
It was a monthly 'nut' that I just wasn't accustomed to. I wasn't saving nearly as much money as I had been before the purchase.
The good news--the VERYgood news--is that my combining of two studios resulted in a 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment that was worth WAY more than the parts.
So I came to the bittersweet conclusion that I should sell while the market was good, take the profit, downsize to a smaller place, and pay ALL CASH for it.
The hunt for the perfect place was on.