A clearer way to buy in North Carolina.
Learn the process before you start touring, making offers or signing contracts.
1. Plan
Clarify your budget, timing, priorities and preferred communities.
2. Prepare
Work with your lender, understand available funds and prepare for the search.
3. Search
Compare homes and communities based on the things that matter to you.
4. Offer
Understand price, terms, due diligence, earnest money and other contract considerations.
5. Inspect & Appraise
Coordinate inspections, review findings and understand the appraisal process.
6. Close
Complete final steps, final walkthrough and closing.
Start with the questions you already have.
North Carolina has terminology and contract steps that may be unfamiliar if you're moving from another state.
- Due diligence and earnest money
- Buyer agency and touring agreements
- Making and negotiating an offer
- Home inspections
- Appraisal
- Repairs and credits
- Final walkthrough
- Closing and funds
Buying new construction?
Don't treat a builder purchase like a simple resale purchase. Explore the separate new-construction guide for community selection, builder contracts, incentives, inspections and the build process.
New Construction GuideHave a home-buying question?
Start with the question. You don't need to have everything figured out first.