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What to Consider When Buying Your First Home

There are lots of things that you might want to consider when you’re buying your first home. It’s important to create a plan and to be sure about what you’re looking for before you really start to delve into the process. And planning it out will mean that you’re less likely to make mistakes along the way too, and that’s always a big deal when you’re buying a place for the first time. So find out more below.

Your Budget

Choosing your budget is always the first and best place to start. If you spend too much time and energy looking for homes that you actually can’t afford, it’s just going to make the whole process more disheartening for you and that’s not what you want. So make sure that your budget is set in stone and you know how much you can and want to spend here.

A Checklist of Priorities

Creating a checklist of different priorities for the home is obviously important. You’ll want to make sure that you’re thinking about all of this when you decide to buy your first place. What matters most to you and what doesn’t matter at all? It makes the search a lot easier when you know what you’re looking for, so be clear. And discuss it openly if you’re buying with a partner or friend.

Where the Search Will be Focused

Location is obviously a big deal and you’ve probably heard that many times before. But you won’t realize quite how much location matters until you’ve actually moved in and experienced what’s like to live where you live. You want to be close to basic things like shops and places for socializing, but you also probably want to be near family and your place of work.

The Home’s Interior and Exterior Style

The type of house you want will obviously be a huge consideration. If you want a simple apartment and you’re not worried too much about the style of the building, you shouldn’t have any problems. But if you want to buy a villa with lots of outdoor options and the overall style matters to you, you can find more information here. Either way, you should clarify these things before you start your house hunt.

How Much Space You Need

The amount of space you’re going to need will be another factor that you’ll need to take into account before you decide which option is going to be the right one for you. It’s important to make sure that you’re not buying somewhere that doesn’t offer the space you need. At the same time, you want to make sure that you’re not paying for space that you really don’t need.

As you no doubt understand, buying your first home is a huge step and something that you’ll only do once. That’s why it’s so important to make sure that you go about this whole process in the correct way, and the ideas that we’ve discussed above should help you to do precisely that.

So there you have it….What to Consider When Buying Your First Home

49 thoughts on “What to Consider When Buying Your First Home

  • Yes budget was a huge one for us. I wanted to be sure we kept within a certain amount.

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  • I’ve moved a few times, some from within the state to out of state. Budgeting does play into a factor as well as making a list of what you need and want from a house!

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  • Buying a new home is the best time to be picky and not budge on your must haves, and location was one of the biggest things for us when we first moved where we are 18 yrs ago, now it would be amenities in the area!

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  • These are all great things to consider. If you have kids, I’d add looking up the schools in the area and what playgrounds might be near by.

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  • When we were shopping for our home, we really focused on budget. We didn’t even look at houses over our max.

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  • I remember buying my first house many years ago, way before the internet. These tips would have helped big time.

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  • There are a lot of things to consider when buying your first home and you mentioned them all here. And or me budget is the most important.

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  • These are all really important things to consider before buying a house. Thanks for sharing this with us!

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  • This is a really great and very informative post! I will share this with my sister who is planning to buy their first house with her husband

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  • Buying your first home is so important. There are a lot ofthings to keep in mind

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  • Buying a house was the most complicated thing I have dine BUT it is so with it. These tips are perfect!

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  • In 2019, I had to search for a new home due to divorce. One of my top priorities was school district for my son. He was in a top rated school and I wanted to keep him in a good school district. I couldn’t stay in the area that I lived in due to rising rent costs. I ended up buying the house I was renting in May of 2021.

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  • The exterior style really does matter to me. I want to be happy when I pull up to where I’m living.

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  • When I am thinking of a new home, I am thinking of space and price. These are important factors!

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  • So much goes into buying a first home. Love your pointers. These are all important things to consider with a new home.

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  • It’s such a big decision we all need to give it a lot of thought first time around especially. This is all great advice. I’m hoping to buy another home in a year or two.

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  • Buying a house right now is just crazy. Having a budget is great and knowing you will probably have to make an offer over the asking price is in today’s world.

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  • Such a great post and very informative! A big help especially to that first-timer who is looking for their first house! Thanks for sharing this with us!

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  • We didn’t have much on our “must have” list when we were first buying our home. Looking back I wish we would’ve found something with a bit more space like a guest room, laundry room, and pantry.

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  • There is always a lot to consider when it comes to your first home. You definitely want to stay on budget for sure.

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  • Also, we have to check out your credit score when buying your first home. Buying a home can be challenging for a first-timer but thank you for these tips.

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  • Budget is the biggest factor naturally when looking for a new home. We’re always very selective of location as we have children so the schools in the area influence our purchases.

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  • Love this! Home buying can be so stressful! Especially when the market is like it is now!

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  • Buying your first home can be overwhelming. Most important is the budget, it plays a big part in what size of a home and the location that you can purchase. I know the market is really hot at the moment.

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  • Definitely all good points – first home or any home for that matter.

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  • Purchasing a home is such a big decision. It is good to think about everything thoroughly and make sure it is something you really want.

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  • Buying your first home is stressful, I would add finding a good loan officer. That can make or break your deal!

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  • These are all important things to consider when buying a first home. Deciding on priorities is extremely important and something we do.

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  • There’s a lot to consider when buying a new home. These are great things to keep in mind

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  • These are all important considerations to think about before purchasing a house. Our first house was a passion project, we bought an old church that had been converted into a house.

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  • Those are some helpful tips/. We’re actually in the process of looking for a new home.

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  • Those are some great tips to know when buying a house!

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  • Great tips! If I’m going to buy a house, the location and the style would be on the top of my list.

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  • The most important things for me are the space I need and the style of the house. But I should consider other criteria too!

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  • This is super helpful, thank you. We are looking at various homes and it can feel so overwhelming, especially buying your first home!

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  • Wonderful tips fr anyone looking to buy a home! e bought a home 2 years ago and I love it!

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  • We own our home, but may be selling it soon to move after retirement. Looking forward to a change.

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  • We are fixing to buy a home and will be using all of this advice! Home buying can be so stressful.

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  • Buying a house is one of the most important steps. Making the right decision and doing the right research is key.

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  • We just built a new home and the budget was the key! I could have gotten carried away with all the upgrades if it wasn’t for your budget!

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  • I’m actually thinking of buying my very first home so this post is very helpful to me! It’s so important to think about how much space you need. Thanks for these helpful tips!

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  • These are all great tips. For me, staying within my budget is SO important. But I also like to check there are buses or trains to the places I go to most nearby as I don’t drive.

    Louise x

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  • These are incredible tips. For my purposes, it means a lot to remain affordable for me. Yet, I additionally prefer to check there are transports or trains to the spots I go to generally close by as I don’t drive.

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  • These are incredible tips. For my purposes, it means a lot to remain affordable for me. Yet, I additionally prefer to check there are transports or trains to the spots I go to generally close by as I don’t drive.

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  • Such a wonderful article for newbies who are planning to buy their first home ever. These things will help them for sure.

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