Buying a house!

[derf]

Congrats on how smooth it's gone so far.  Hopefully the rest goes without any more hiccups.

 

I'm about to go talk to the lender to get pre-approved.  Then the hunt starts in earnest.

[Zambeezy]

9 minutes ago, derf said:

Congrats on how smooth it's gone so far.  Hopefully the rest goes without any more hiccups.

 

I'm about to go talk to the lender to get pre-approved.  Then the hunt starts in earnest.

I'm glad there were a lot of houses to choose from but it was also overwhelming. Narrowing it down to a few neighborhoods that I liked the most helped me not get overwhelmed, and spending the time really looking through each house in the area and not being afraid to remove it from consideration was really useful as well.

 

I heard from an agent that the last few years have followed a cycle, where new homes are posted on Thursday to allow people to schedule tours for Friday-Saturday-Sunday, and be ready to submit offers Sunday night. Not sure if it's following that trend again but that makes logical sense to me, so something you may keep in mind.

 

Getting pre-approved and having all your tax and income documents organized before the search really helps manage the onslaught of to-do items that come up.

 

Good luck with your search and remember to have fun with it!

[Zambeezy]

Less than two weeks out now!

 

Even though I'm not moving in right away, I'm getting pumped! I'll post some pictures of the garage once I move in, that's definitely what I'm looking forward to the most 

[derf]

Congrats.