Help requested

[wordwitch]

You've done it, now help me do it.

I need to know what useful things you know about looking for and purchasing a house.

ETA: Thanks for all the helpful commentary. This is my first time as a home-buyer, this late in my life, and the whole thing has always frightened me.

Comments

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Be not afraid, Grasshopper! Trust in the Force!

As long as you do some basic research, get a decent agent, pay attention to your instincts, don't get too attached to any place, and "trust but verify"...you'll do fine. Oh, and ask questions -- of the agent, the homeowners, the neighbors, the newspaper delivery guy..anybody you can see.

It's really not that difficult, and with common sense you won't go terribly wrong.

You'll see. You'll walk into the houses and see things you like, and things you don't. You'll go "I wish I'd thought of that!" and "YUCK!!". Once you find the place that gives you more :-) and fewer >:-(, then you know you're home. ;-)

And yes, there are books. I have a few down in the basement that I don't need anymore. If you want them, I'll be happy to mail them to you -- if they are of any use, consider them a small housewarming gift in advance. If you don't want them, I'll just donate them somewhere else eventually. ;-)