First of all, you want to establish your goals concerning real estate. Most importantly what are your needs? The process of purchasing real estate involves some timing issues, ex: When do you want buy?, When do you apply for financing?, When do you lock in your financing?
Other things to consider are some of the more obvious decisions, like: Where do you want to live?, What type of house do you want?, How big of a house do you want?, Bedrooms?, Bathrooms?, etc…
All of these points play an important role in your ultimate decision about the property that you purchase. Sometimes things go very quickly, and sometimes it can take a longer time for everything to fall into place. For more details view the original article.