10 easy steps to finding a house to buy

1. Call your Lender
2. Figure out how much you can afford
3. Call your Realtor
4. Decide what criteria are important to you (beds, baths, garage, etc)
5. Look at listings online and at what your realtor sends you
6. Drive by all of the listings you think are interesting
7. Have your realtor show you the ones you want to see the insides of
8. Negotiate an agreeable contract on yoru favorite
9. Get inspections (building, sewer, termite, radon, lead paint)
10. Close the deal and collect the keys