Annie French almost made this too easy. I was fully prepared to take my time, be super picky, and maybe move into a new place by May. I saw a cute house on Zillow and asked to check it out, fell in love, put in an offer, and was under contract in I think a two day period. All of this happened starting on like Dec 23. I could not believe how efficiently everything moved even during the holiday. I'm moving from out of state so during the closing period I was doing everything remotely, but I was consistently updated, always knew what was needed from me, and anything I didn't understand was explained. Truly an ideal home buying experience.