Your First Home Purchase: The Full Picture
Part One What to Know Before You Start Looking
By Barbara Young - Realtor
When I was a first-time home buyer, I didn't know much about buying a home. I knew what I wanted and what I could see in a listing, but I didn't understand everything involved in making the purchase.
As a first-time buyer, you may feel excited and apprehensive at the same time. You've decided to buy a home and may already be looking online at properties where you live or in an area where you are thinking of moving.
Suddenly, there are so many choices.
How many bedrooms do you want? Do you want a one-story or two-story home? Would you rather live in town, in the suburbs, or in a rural area?
These questions are important, but before choosing the kind of home you want, there is another question to answer:
How are you going to pay for it?
It may not...

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