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Home Buying Process Part 3: Decide What Features You Want in Your Home
Part 1:  Contact a Mortgage Broker 
Part 2:  Determine a Budget  
Part 3
Decide What Features You Want in Your Home
Now that you know how much home you qualify for and how much you want to spend, it's time to start thinking about what you want in a home.  I think it's important to do this prior to beginning your home search.  There are several things that are important to consider:
Location - drive around in different neighborhoods and decide which areas you like and which you don't.  It's much harder to find your perfect home if you are looking in too wide a geoprahic area.
Home Style - this is a critical decision.  Are you looking for a condo, townhome, or a single family home.  Within that decision, there are floor plan preferences, etc to consider.  Also think about things like lot size and home maintenance.
Features - I always advice making a list of home features that you want.  Put your wants and needs into three categories:  Must haves, would likes, and definitely don't wants:
The must haves are the deal breakers.  For example, when we were home shopping my husband absolutely wanted a basement and a garage ... more

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