The first step in any home buying process for someone who will be using financing for their purchase will be to get pre-qualified with a mortgage lender. The pre-qualification process can take as little as 1 day to complete depending on how quickly you are able to provide the lender with all requested supporting documentation regarding your financial situation.
If you don't already have a lender you know and trust personally, we have listed the lender who we highly recommend and use personally and who can assist you in getting fully pre-qualified for the best loan program(s) available for you: