Karen said line up a lawyer. My understanding is that, out where you are, a Realtor handles it all and few people use an attorney. (Here in the East, we need both a realtor and an attorney.) For your first time, I strongly advise you to have a Realtor to walk you through step by step. It can be overwhelming, and having someone who knows "now do this" "next make that phone call" will save you lots of agony in the long run. You can line up a Buyer's Realtor, someone who represents YOU. It may cost you a bit extra ($300 to $500?) but well worth it!
Have a home inspection done.
I was going to say 60 days from offer to move in. But I didn't use a REaltor so I goofed up on a few things.
Go to your bank and get preapproved. It will speed the process along. It doesn't cost you anything for that step, at least it didn't when I bought 5 years ago.






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