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Decide What You Want

Before you can start hunting for a home, you need a good idea of the kind of home you want. While this may seem obvious, you would be surprised at how many new homebuyers only have the vaguest idea of the home they want.

In deciding on the home you want, you should first:

Determine What’s Out There - If you're a first time home buyer or buying a home in a new area, you need to know what is out there’ in the way of homes. That means familiarising yourself with the styles of available homes in the area, typical features, prices ranges and differences in areas.

For homes in your area, you can save time by contacting your local estate agents or you can drive around appswiss cottage areas looking for boards. Either way, you'll soon be able to compare the prices and features of similar style homes in different areas or different home styles in the same area.

If you're relocating to a totally new area, you can start reading the news and classified ads in the new town's local newspapers or you can simply do your house hunting online by using our convenient property search tools.

Prepare A Wish List - Here's your chance to create, at least on paper, the home you want, with a list of the features you absolutely need, those that you'd like if they were available and those that you definitely don't want.

So take a minute and complete your personal Wish List.

Once you've filled it out, you can print it for yourself and you can send it electronically to participating estate agents to receive a list of homes that match. With your wish list in hand, you can target your property search and save many wasted hours of looking at homes that don't come close to what you want.