• Determine how much home you can afford.
• Price existing home without the input of a market expert.
• Check credit report.
• Put existing house on the market.
• Decide where to advertise to reach best potential buyers.
• Host open house to sell existing home.
• Schedule appointments to show current home or to see new ones.
• Find new home with all the features you want.
• Investigate school system.
• Research neighborhoods and local amenities.
• Analyze comparable home sales and make offer on new home.
• Review homeowners’ association documents on new home.
• Meet home and pest inspectors for review of current home.
• Arrange home and pest inspections of new home.
• Drafts the contract to purchase your new home.
• Review and approve contract.
• Negotiate terms of sale or purchase including repairs or concessions.
• Get signed contract to seller.
• Hire attorney or title company to complete closing research.
• Choose mortgage lender.
• Hire surveyor to survey property.
• Order title search.
• Obtain title insurance.
• Review and approve closing costs.
• Obtain homeowners’ insurance.
• Conduct final walk-throughs of home.
• Coordinate closing with lender, title company, and customer.
• Review and sign closing documents.
