Hi folks,
I currently live in a townhouse with a friend in Illinois and work in Chicago but I've been kind of playing around with the idea to move out west towards the mountains or around Calgary and I was wondering what I should be looking at or planning when it comes to this type of move. I really don't know what to be looking for since I would be a first time home buyer and I never really had any experience with moving except moving out of my old house into my friend's place. I'm also single and active so I don't believe I'd need anything bigger than a 2 bed/2 bath place.
Some things I'd prefer I listed below but I don't know what else to look for:
1.) Having central air
2.) I would strongly prefer to have a garage for car work/storage
3.) I know how divided this forum is about HOAs. I personally don't mind them if they keep the outside nice.
4.) Most likely won't be a 'forever home'. I'm still a single guy and I'm not sure if actually buying a house when I haven't settled down yet is a smart long-term decision.
I currently live in a townhouse with a friend in Illinois and work in Chicago but I've been kind of playing around with the idea to move out west towards the mountains or around Calgary and I was wondering what I should be looking at or planning when it comes to this type of move. I really don't know what to be looking for since I would be a first time home buyer and I never really had any experience with moving except moving out of my old house into my friend's place. I'm also single and active so I don't believe I'd need anything bigger than a 2 bed/2 bath place.
Some things I'd prefer I listed below but I don't know what else to look for:
1.) Having central air
2.) I would strongly prefer to have a garage for car work/storage
3.) I know how divided this forum is about HOAs. I personally don't mind them if they keep the outside nice.
4.) Most likely won't be a 'forever home'. I'm still a single guy and I'm not sure if actually buying a house when I haven't settled down yet is a smart long-term decision.