So- after a year of renting Adam & I decided to buy a house. Still cannot believe I am old enough to do that.. I remember deciding what Barbie I wanted to spend my birthday money on!?!? We have been looking {casually} at houses for a few months now. We began our hunt my making a list of 'must-haves.' I highly recommend anyone house hunting to do this! Prioritize what is important for you & your family. Our list was:
- At least three bedrooms
- Den or bonus room
- Backyard
- LOCATION: we only were willing to look in a particular part of town
We also wanted a house that we could put a little work in and then make money off of that work... not a complete renovation.. just some basic cosmetic work.
& with that.. we began our hunt. We were blessed to have a good family friend that is also realtor. But make sure that you are comfortable and trust your realtor to guide you through this experience! They should be knowledgeable about the area and process! We chose to find houses on our own & then ask the realtor to schedule appointments to view the homes. {However, a lot of people leave this up to their realtor.} After we found a house in our price range & with the qualifications we required.. we drove by and checked out the property. A lot of houses we crossed off the list as soon as we saw it in person.
Doing this we narrowed our list to 5 houses we wanted to view. Fortunately, we LOVED one of the homes & put in an offer......
