Is this your first real estate purchase? You will be experiencing some initial anxieties, so here is some initial advice so you can avoid mistakes! It all comes down to asking yourself a few questions and drawing up a proper check-list so you can gain a clearer view of things: Do you want an apartment or a house? A new one or an old one? (Both have their advantages and their drawbacks.) With or without the need to have work done on them? Is the property near work, schools, shops and public transport? Do you want one on an upstairs floor or on the ground floor? With or without a lift? Should it have a balcony, a terrace or a garden? Do you want a car park or a parking place? All this is in order to reach a compromise between what you want, what is available, and your financial capacities. Avoid making an impulse buy, which can overwhelm your spirit, and sometimes overwhelm your wallet: it is best that you also find out about loans, any assistance, and any costs. Particularly as the regulations run the risk of changing under the framework of the Kyoto Protocol, and of leading to additional expenditure under the framework of the campaign against greenhouse gas emissions. It is already restrictive and requires a certain number of diagnostics, although alongside these questions, constraints, and the happiness of finally having a place of your ownÂ…