Buying Your First Home

Buying your first home can be an exciting and overwhelming experience. There are so many decisions to be made. It is easy to ignore the hard decisions and just focus on the fun decisions. However, not paying attention to all the details of this process can leave you in a situation that you regret.

In the past 20 years, I have moved more than 20 times. I have lived in seven states.  That is seven original states – I’ve lived in California twice, and Utah three times. I did not buy homes in all those moves, but I’ve bought a few. I am very experienced at moving and the home search. I hope to use that knowledge to help you avoid the pitfalls of moving and making the largest purchase of your life.

I like to think that there are three aspects to buying a home: the loan process, the home search, and the move. Taking those three things as separately as possible helps to keep your head in the right place. Starting the loan process is the first step. This needs to start before you ever go out to look at homes. Trust me, the heart and the brain sometimes do not work well together. The loan process is a decision for the brain. The home search involves the heart, no matter how much you try to stay logical. It might seem that the move is the easy part, but it is the most physically demanding and sometimes the longest part of the whole process.  

Doing your research, making responsible decisions, and trying to keep your head are essential to surviving the process of buying your first home. Hopefully, some of what I have learned can help you find the right house that you will be able to live in. And the most important part, find a home that you can love.