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Home Buying Steps
Free · Built for first-time home buyers

Buying your first home, one clear step at a time

Answer a few questions about your money and what you're looking for. We'll show you what you can afford, then walk you through every step, from searching to getting your keys.

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Your results — example

Here's what you'd see after setup:

$480k – $620k
the price range you can afford
Monthly payment estimate$4,375
Will lenders like your numbers?Yes — with room
Savings for upfront costs7 months to go

Estimates based on your numbers — clearly labeled, never advice.

What you actually get

Here's the full list of what's inside once you sign up.

Your numbers, worked out for you

What you can afford, your estimated monthly payment, and whether you're ready, computed from what you tell us. No math on your end.

A step-by-step roadmap

Eleven stages from “am I ready?” to life after closing, one screen at a time, with your progress saved as you go.

The confusing parts, explained simply

Contingencies, appraisals, closing costs, attorney review. The words that scare first-time buyers, in plain English.

Tools you'll actually use

A deadline tracker for your contract dates, a closing-cost breakdown, house ratings for comparing showings, and questions to ask any realtor.

Local pros on a map

Enter your zip code and see agents and inspectors near you, right inside the step where you need them.

Your info stays yours

Your financial details are encrypted, editable any time, and deletable with one click.

The whole journey, mapped

Every buyer walks the same road. Most just can't see it. Here's yours.

  1. You start here1Are You Ready?
  2. 2Get Your Finances in Order
  3. 3Find Your Realtor
  4. 4House Hunting
  5. 5Making an Offer
  6. 6Under Contract
  7. 7Inspection
  8. 8Appraisal & Financing
  9. 9Final Steps Before Closing
  10. 10Closing Day
  11. 11Post-Close: Your First 90 Days

Nothing is locked. Explore any step, in any order. We just keep track of where you are.

Tailored to how you're buying

A condo isn't a co-op, and a VA loan isn't a conventional one. Your answers shape every step, every checklist, and every number in your roadmap.

Single-familyCondoCo-opTownhouseMulti-familyConventionalFHAVAUSDA
Your home type changes the road

Board approvals, HOA fees, inspections for multi-family. The steps adapt to what you're buying.

Your loan type, handled

FHA, VA, and USDA come with their own rules and fees. If they apply to you, they're in your numbers.

Change your mind, everything updates

Adjust your down payment, budget, or loan and every estimate recomputes instantly.

We're a guide, not a lender, broker, or agentEstimates are clearly labeled — never financial adviceFreewhile we're in early access

Stop guessing. Start stepping.

Setup takes about five minutes. No account needed to start. Your numbers are waiting on the other side.

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