Step 1 – Determine How Much You Can Afford – There’s a lot more to housing expenses than what you find through an online mortgage calculator. This article will help you understand what costs are involved in owning a cabin.

Step 2 – Choose a Realtor – Your real estate pro will be your confidant and advisor while buying a cabin.

Step 3 – Get Pre-Approved for Your Mortgage – This is one of the first steps in buying a cabin because it’s a necessity to to know how much you can afford before even looking for a cabin.

Step 4 – Establish Your Needs and Wants in a Cabin – This article has everything to do with prioritizing what you have to have versus what you want – musts vs lusts.

Step 5 – Time to Go Cabin Hunting – Cabin hunting is fun. Here are some tips to consider to make your life easier.

Step 6 – Make an Offer – You’ve found the house and it’s time to write up the offer. There are many factors of an offer to purchase that you will go over with your Realtor. Here you’ll find the main elements of a contract and things to consider when making an offer.

Step 7 – Get Final Approval for Your Loan – Once your offer is accepted, you need to make it a point to sure things up with your mortgage company immediately.

Step 8 – Contingencies, Appraisal, and Repairs – There are a number of items in an offer to purchase a cabin that need to be addressed. Here you’ll find a lengthy articles detailing the most common elements.

Step 9 – Utilities and Insurance – Sometimes we get caught up with the other matters of our real estate contract that we forget about setting up our utilities and shopping for insurance.

Step 10 – The Final Walk Through – After everything has been completed with your offer to purchase, you have one more step before closing. Here you will find things to look for during your final walk through.

Step 11 – Closing Time – This covers what to expect on closing day, what to bring, and what you’ll be signing.