When you want to buy a property, it's useless or even counterproductive to visit so many places: your dream house could be passed over because you were elsewhere when it attracted someone else. Three steps to get organised.

1- Define your project precisely

Defining your real estate project means first of all knowing exactly what budget you have. To do this, calculate your borrowing capacity on atHomeFinance.
Then you choose the location of your future home and draw up a list of your needs: desired surface area, number of bedrooms, possible proximity to schools and shops, etc. To these needs, you can of course add criteria that correspond to your expectations and that you consider to be more or less compulsory: do you want an open or separate kitchen, an outdoor space, a bathtub? Only then can you really start your search.

2- Targeting interesting properties

Now is the time to open your computer and/or contact a real estate agency. Your criteria will serve as a basis for your search and will allow you to make an initial selection of properties that meet them. Of course, if you are not looking for the city centre at all costs, there is nothing to stop you looking at properties in neighbouring towns. It may be that for the same budget, a property will meet more criteria. And even if a property literally catches your eye, don't put all your eggs in one basket (there may be surprises from the screen to the reality) and select your property.

3- Organise visits

You can then start asking to view the properties you have chosen. You may need to be a little patient, depending on the type of property and the geographical area, it can take several months to find the ideal property. Professionals also estimate that future buyers make up their minds after six or seven visits.

Our advice: for your search, think of creating an e-mail alert on atHome.lu to receive all the new properties!