Home buyers should follow systematic steps to help purchase your home. The process is similar for first-time home buyers and for seasoned buyers. These steps, as listed on DFW Realtors' site, include the following:

Step 1: Choose a realtor
Step 2: Choose a home
Step 3: Pick the right mortgage product
Step 4: Make offers
Step 5: Handle appraisals, inspections and title policies
Step 6: Get Inspections
Step 7: Understand Title Policies
Step 8: Get Insurance
Step 9: Deal with homeowner associations and management companies
Step 10: Do the final walk-through and closing
Step 11: Complete the Final Walk-Through Checklist

For details about each of these steps, visit DFW Realtors' 11 Steps to Home Ownership. For buyers' documents, links, and other useful tools, use the navigation menu on the left.