The home buying process - Step 3 ~ Select properties

The home buying process –
                                         Step 3 ~ Select properties

          The third step in the home buying process is selecting properties.  At this point you have chosen a lender.  The lender has helped you decide what type of loan your will be using, what price to keep your home search under and an idea of how much to ask for in settlement costs (closing costs if asking the seller to pay for them).

          You have also chosen a real estate agent.  Your buyer’s agent will help you narrow your search criteria.   Buyer’s should choose the one “must have” for their home search.  This is the one feature that the rest of the home search will be centered around.  It could be a location, number of bedrooms, yard size or any number of items.

Here are a few items for your consideration:

 Location

Lifestyle

Age of home

Size of home

Size of yard

Size of rooms

Style of home

Garage

Number of bedrooms

Number of bathrooms

Layout of home

Basement, crawl or slab

Well or city water

Sewer or septic

School system

Price of home