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Buying a home is exciting, especially when you’re buying for the first time. In the midst of all of the excitement, it’s easy to become blinded by beautiful back-splashes, granite and quartz counter tops, hardwood floors, and fenced-in backyards. While looking at homes that are completely perfect from top to bottom, you may begin to rationalize a larger purchase than you had originally planned for– “This house is perfect for me; it’s worth $50,000 extra dollars for me to have a house with enough space in a perfect location,” or “We were planning on spending a little bit of money on painting; we can spend $50,000 extra on this house because it doesn’t need any work.”.
Keep in mind that it’s always better to lean towards a lower amount, rather than a higher amount. Once you know how much you have to work with, then and only then should you start your house hunt.

Pre-approval is a good gut check on your price range for a home. The best way to start is to ask friends for referrals from mortgage brokers and to shop around with banks and credit unions. You should also know that once you actually find a home, the mortgage process is on the same pain level as a root canal, only it requires more patience and there’s no Novocain.

As much as everyone complains about realtors, I still think that it’s tough to go through the home buying process alone. In some markets, buyers’ brokers are available, but the most important qualities in brokers are honesty, experience, good connections with other agents, and good referrals from buyers like you. Remember that most agents represent the seller, not the buyer.

Housing prices started to rebound last year and are expected to continue rising in 2013, it’s still a buyer’s market. Prices remain 30 percent below their peak before the housing crash and mortgage rates hovering at all-time lows. Here are 13 house-hunting tips for 2013 if you are ready to jump in to the real estate market.

Housing prices started to rebound last year and are expected to continue rising in 2013, it’s still a buyer’s market. Prices remain 30 percent below their peak before the housing crash and mortgage rates hovering at all-time lows. If you are ready to jump in to the real estate market, here are 13 house-hunting tips for 2013.

In some markets, buyers’ brokers are available, but the most important qualities in brokers are honesty, experience, good connections with other agents, and good referrals from buyers like you.

Before you even look at a single property, you need to know exactly how much you can afford. Use these tools as a guide, but then adjust the amount based on your individual situation. The payment you can afford right now is a good indicator of what you’ll be able to afford in your new home.