{"id":15031,"date":"2007-08-22T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T14:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=15031"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:39","slug":"how-to-start-lo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2007\/08\/how-to-start-lo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start looking?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Were slowly gearing up to start looking to buy our first place, with an eye on the credit crunch and a hope for a softening market. We&#8217;d like an older 1+ or 2BR in one of the &#8220;south of the park&#8221; nabes &#8211; ideally Kensington or Windsor Terrace &#8211; for under $400K. Putting aside whether or not this is a pipe dream, can anyone give me some guidance on how to start looking &#8211; more to get a sense of the market and what&#8217;s out there than to snap something up &#8211; we have time. Do we just show up at open houses? Find a broker? Thanks! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were slowly gearing up to start looking to buy our first place, with an eye on the credit crunch and a hope for a softening market. We&#8217;d like an older 1+ or 2BR in one of the &#8220;south of the park&#8221; nabes &#8211; ideally Kensington or Windsor Terrace &#8211; for under $400K. 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