- Find out if you qualify for a loan
- Check your credit rating
- Consider reducing your debt or credit card limit
- Get a pre-approval
- Avoid cross-collateralisation
- Set up a buffer
- Get clear about what you want to achieve
- Set a date as to when you want to achieve this goal
- Identify milestones you need to cross to get to your goals
- Research regularly, preferably every weekend
- Check out anywhere between 50 and 100 properties
- Track sales online
- Review your notes after inspecting around 10–20 properties
- Sort your notes and refine criteria if necessary
- Keep an eye on the overall market condition