Choosing a House

Whether it's checking out neighborhoods, deciding on favorite home styles, evaluating neighborhood association restrictions, or walking through a house and getting a feel for it, homebuyers have a lot of research to be done and choices to be made before making a final selection.

Know in advance whether your plans for the house will be allowed, whether you hope to remodel or run a home business.

If you're hoping to buy a home where you can also run a business, look into city and county zoning rules.

Things you took for granted in the city--like safe drinking water--are a question mark when buying a rural property.

Thinking about buying a condominium, townhouse, or other property within a planned subdivision or community? Be prepared for rules covering everything from how many pets you can have to what color you can paint the doghouse.

Buying a new home isn't for everyone -- learn about their pluses and minuses here.

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