5 Things you can do today to become a homeowner in 2011

If you’re a first time home buyer who has decided that 2011 is the year you will make the jump from first time home buyer to first time home owner, then now is the time to get prepared.
Buying your first home is a process, not an event, so you have to have an action plan that will get you through this process with your sanity intact.
Here are 5 things you can do now to help you get ready for owning your first home in 2011:

1) Test drive the lifestyle - Owning costs more than renting and most first time home buyers find they will have to make some lifestyle sacrifices. It might be as simple as cutting out that daily mocha grande frappiccino or  packing a lunch three or four days a week,
Whatever those sacrifices may be, you might want to find out if you can adjust BEFORE you buy instead of after.
Test drive before you buys


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