How the fuck do you buy a house online?

The past few weeks have been eventful. I’m travelling to a bunch of cold places this December, and was in dire need of warm clothes. After looking up a few websites, I finalized on a Pikachu hoodie, a Hotline Bling sweatshirt and a Team Rocket sweater. Thank god for buying stuff online.

Work has been eventful too. Housing announced that it’s going to shut down its Rental platform and becoming a pure Buy platform. What that means is that you can’t look up places to rent anymore, only properties to buy and invest in.

What that meant for me was that I was in a bit of a situation. Since I joined Housing in May, I’ve been working on the Rentals platform almost exclusively. Until last month, I was balls deep in how to look for a rental apartment, communicating with brokers, token amounts and rental agreements etc. Now, I’m moving to a product that helps people buy houses. I’m 22 years old, just learnt how to do my taxes (I’m lying shh), and have never thought about buying a home.

This first week, I have a lot of learning to do.

At what point in your life should you think about buying a home?

How do home loans work?

What should you look for while buying a house?

How do your preferences change whether you’re a first time buyer or an investor?

How big of a commitment is buying a home?

How the fuck do you buy a house online?



 
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