Are you planning on building a home? Is that the type of plans you're looking for, or just help in figuring out how to go about finding a house? You need to be more specific if you want much more help.

Yes, I'm looking for a 3 bedroom something maybe already ready and just needs some home remodeling that needs done. I'm looking for something that has a backyard maybe alittle bit in the country, doesn't have to be. it's my first time and I thank you for reaching back to me

Glad to help.

Look on Zillow.com at homes in the area you're interested in. My husband will be retiring in 5 years so we're hoping to move back to the area I'm from at that point after his elderly parents pass away. I've spend countless hours on Zillow.com looking at homes in the towns we'd consider living. It's very interesting to see what's out there....

Don't focus solely on stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and the like. Look at what type of heating the house has. Forced air is the best, and baseboards are among the worst as they aren't very efficient and you can't put anything in front of them. They're generally placed under the window so you can't put full length curtains there as it's a terrible fire hazard.

Other things you want to look at is the condition of the roof, the type of siding, windows, plumbing and electrical. My husband refuses to even look at a home if it has vinyl siding as it's a terrible fire hazard because it's a petroleum product and makes house fires worse by trapping the heat inside. The smoke is also far more toxic so if you're caught in it, chances are you'll die of smoke inhalation. BTW, my husband is a career firefighter which is how I know this.

An attached garage is another thing my husband insists on whereas I could live with a detached one, but it has to be at least a two car garage.

Another thing you want to check on is if the property is part of a homeowners association. If it is, walk the neighborhood and see how well maintained the properties are. Some HOAs like the one we belong to aren't very good about enforcing the CCRs, and others are basically police states. If you're seriously considering buying a home in an HOA, talk to some of the neighbors if possible and find out what you can about it before committing to it. Our HOA is trying to clean up our neighborhood, and the president seriously wants to haul half the neighbors into court over things that a clean-up campaign would take care of. My husband just got on the board to try to restrain him, and encourage voluntarily compliance of cleaning things up.

If you find a home you're interested in, hire your own home inspector to check it out for you before making an offer. Granted he can't look in the walls so there are things he's going to miss, but you want an honest impartial opinion on the quality of the house. An older well built, well maintained home is going to be easier to care for than a newer shoddily built home.

As I mentioned earlier, don't be swayed by stainless steel appliances and granite countertops as you can always add those as your budget permits. People are so eager to buy a house with those things never realizing you can go to Home Depot and buy them yourself. It's like dating a guy because you like car. You don't care for him per se, but you want to be seen in his cool car--big mistake.

Hope that helps.