What You Should Know About Home Buying
Laura Rowley had a well-written article published at Yahoo! Finance, titled "What I Wish I Knew Then About Home Buying", acting like writting a letter the homebuyer she was four years ago. Among the valuable points are: "know the asking and selling prices and key features of neighboring homes", "look at the bones of the place and the layout", "buy something you can potentially live in forever, rather than a starter home", "take the 15-year mortgage", and "do a little more research on the schools before you buy".
The full article is here.