Guides for the deciding part
Plenty of sites help you find homes. These guides are for everything after: touring well, remembering what you saw, and, if you're buying with someone, agreeing on what you both noticed. Useful whether or not you ever download the app.
How many houses should you see before buying?
How many houses should you see before buying? The typical buyer views 7 homes over a 10-week search, per NAR. Here's how to tell you've seen enough.
How to agree on a house with your partner
Buying with a partner, spouse, friend or parent? To agree on a house, settle budget, areas and dealbreakers first, then rate each home on your own.
How to compare homes when you're torn between them
Torn between homes? Settle what matters most, then compare each home on your tour notes, not memory. With a partner? Find where you really differ.
How to evaluate a neighborhood beyond the listing
How to read a neighborhood before you buy: the three-visit rule, the walk test, the noise inventory, and the errands that show what living there is like.
How to remember every house you tour
Why houses blur together by the third tour, and a simple fix: the same five photos, a voice note in the car, and a same-day first impression.
Questions to ask when touring a home
What to ask on a home tour: questions for the listing agent, for your own agent, and, if you're buying with a partner, for each other.
Red flags to watch for at an open house
The red flags you can catch in a 20-minute open house walkthrough by smell, sight, sound and touch, with what each can mean and the one question to ask.
The house tour checklist: what to actually look at
A practical home tour checklist: what you can't change, what costs real money, and the everyday details that decide whether you'll love living there.
What to look for on a second tour of a house
A second tour is where you check what the first one hid: light, noise, the street, the systems, and whether your notes hold up. Here's what to look for.
What to send your agent after home tours
What your agent wants after tours: an honest read on each home within a day, clear nos with reasons, and where your search stands. Templates included.