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You are here: Home / Danny Murphy and Associates / Home Buyer Checklist – Your First Steps To Buying A House

Home Buyer Checklist – Your First Steps To Buying A House

August 8, 2022

Are you thinking about buying a new home, but unsure about what your first steps should be? If so, we have prepared a home buyer checklist to help you through the first steps to buying a house.

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First Steps To Buying A House

  1. Get Pre APPROVED – Understand what you can comfortably afford based on:
    – Interest rates
    – Taxes and Insurance
    – Home Owners Association if applicable
    – Total monthly payment PITI (Principle, Interest, Taxes, Insurance) or PITIA (Principle, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, HOA)
  2. Identify your comfort zone – Where and what you want to buy based on what you can afford.
  3. Find, interview and select your Realtor.
  4. Do a complete Buyer consultation with your Realtor of choice and clearly outline your needs and wants.
  5. Do your own research on locations.
  6. Have all necessary documentation ready to make an offer on a home:
    – Pre APPROVAL Letter – Not a pre qualification
    – Proof of down payment and closing costs
    – Proof of your FICO Scores
  7. Start looking at homes with your chosen Realtor.
  8. Start to narrow down what you like and don’t like.
  9. Find your home!

Want to learn more about how you can be a successful buyer? Check out my YouTube video for more tips!

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Need more help? Contact us today at 949-413-6967.

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IN ESCROW before it hit the market 🙌 3101 Linc IN ESCROW before it hit the market 🙌

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Homes for Sale in Orange County:

Aliso Viejo
Anaheim
Costa Mesa
Fountain Valley
Huntington Beach
Irvine
Laguna Niguel
Lake Forest
Mission Viejo
Newport Beach
Orange
Orange County
Tustin
Villa Park
This information is based on information from the Association of Realtors/Multiple Listing as of the date the AOR/MLS data
was obtained and/or other sources. Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS.
The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent.


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