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By late spring, homebuying season is in full swing. And right when all the good listings start popping up, so does summer wanderlust — especially if you were cooped up all winter. House hunting can be exhausting, especially in today’s competitive market. So if you need a vacation, are you throwing away your shot at success? Karen Wilder, a real estate agent with Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty in Charlestown, Rhode Island, doesn’t think so. “Sometimes, it can be the best thing for your search for you to just take a little time off,” she says. If you want to travel and house-hunt at the same time, you have to plan ahead and consider your short- and long-term goals.