As she spoke, it seemed clear that the idea was growing on her the same way the idea of house hunting had in the first place once he'd brought up an office. "Exactly. We could even jump around some listings to get an idea of the sorts of features we like in person," he suggested. It shouldn't be too difficult for them to schedule time off between them to look at some houses already built.
"Should I sort out a list of realtors and architects or would you like to?" he asked, not wanting to assume either way. He figured it would be more efficient for one of them to handle it rather than both, but he was flexible. He fully intended to ask his parents for recommendations if she wanted him to handle it, anyway.