Managing Partner, Matt Farrell, weighs in on the challenge of home shopping with children. Consider a baby sitter. "You're buying the house for the kids, not with the kids," said Matt Farrell, president of the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and Managing Partner of Urban Real Estate in Chicago. "You don't take your kids with you when you meet with your banker or your financial adviser. Buying a house is a big investment too, and needs your full attention."