I'm looking for a house, and would like some advice from someone with experience in the process. The morgage/funding side of the equation is taken care of, but otherwise, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I'm going to be buying someplace inside the loop, most likely in the montrose area. Price range is $275,000 - $325,000, which means I'm going to be getting something old, unless I get some kind of townhome, which I don't want as I want a yard. I've been looking through the HAR listings so I know what's available. How does the process of contacting, showing, inspecting, and closing work? I'm assuming fair value would be something like HCAD.org values, plus a bit, assuming there's no problems. Is this unrealistic? Any general advice would be appreciated, as well.
Make sure to have the house inspected. They'll let you know anything that may be wrong with the house before you buy it.
BTW Ottomaton.......here is a good article that we have a link to on our site........you might be interested in reading: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2673461
