First-Time Home Buyer Guide

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Write a step-by-step first-time home buyer guide for Alex, who wants to buy in Columbus, OH. Their situation: - Budget: up to $320,000 - Target move date: Target move date - Financing: FHA loan with 3.5% down What they're nervous about: - How much cash we need at closing - Losing out in a bidding war Walk through each stage (pre-approval, home search, offer, inspection, appraisal, closing) with: what happens, how long it usually takes, what it costs them, and what they need to do. Use plain words, explain every term the first time it appears, and keep it under 900 words. End with a 10-term glossary of words they'll hear from lenders and title companies. I'm a licensed real estate agent. Sign off with my name, brokerage and phone number as placeholders: [Name], [Brokerage], [Phone]. Never promise a sale price, a closing date or investment returns, and keep every claim fair-housing compliant: describe the property, never the kind of person who should live there.