Buying Your First House Checklist -

An hour before closing, she checked that the seller hadn't taken the fridge or left a giant hole in the wall.

Maya visited her favorite house at 10:00 PM on a Tuesday. Was it loud? Did the streetlights work? She needed to know what life was like when the sun went down. Chapter 4: The Moment of Truth (The Offer) buying your first house checklist

The bank sent someone to ensure the house was actually worth what Maya was paying. It came back perfect. An hour before closing, she checked that the

Two bedrooms (one for an office), a sturdy roof, and a kitchen that didn't look like a 1970s time capsule. Did the streetlights work

Maya insisted on an inspection contingency . She wouldn't buy a house that was secretly being held together by termites and hope.

Her lawyer made sure no long-lost relative of the seller was going to knock on the door claiming they owned the driveway. Chapter 6: The Key

She interviewed three Real Estate Agents . She chose Sarah, a woman who knew the neighborhood's "bones" and didn't mind Maya’s endless questions about plumbing. Chapter 3: The Quest (The Search)