Property Buying Checklist: Significant Stages of Your Home-buying Process Interview and hire a qualified Buyer's Agent.   Determine your buying range and obtain loan Pre-Approvals from mortgage lenders.   Decide what criteria are most important in a home (location, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, etc.).   View and evaluate properties, then decide whether or not to make an Offer to Purchase.   Discuss the true value of the property, negotiation strategies, amount of earnest money to be deposited and presentation of the Offer to Purchase.   Hire a qualified real estate attorney to protect your legal interests, review and approve the purchase offer.   Once an offer is accepted, coordinate desired inspections of the premises (home, water, septic, and so on.)   Renegotiate undisclosed items found during the Inspections.   Obtain Home Owner’s Insurance Policy.   Obtain a Mortgage Commitment Letter from the Lender.   Final "walk through" of the premises before the closing.   Attend the "closing" of the transaction. E-mail or call us today!   Copyright © 2006 Clarizio Properties, LLC.