blktour

So I have broke up with my girlfriend that I lived with. Now I am packing up my stuff to get out of there and I will be living with my sister for as long as I need to look for a home. I plan to buy a small ranch style home and I can afford to spend up to 1300 a month to pay for my living, (not including food, car,gas.) this is gas, electric,water and waste, insurance. stuff like that. I can do more but I choose to not do this.

I will buy this under my name and be the sole owner of this (besides the bank. lol)
Now once I move to this new said place if it ever happens, then my best friend will be rooming with me. we have talked about this and he didnt want to be on the loan, and we went thru the pros and cons of this. he was ok with this to pay and not get anything other than a place to live. ( we will write up a contract seperately in the near future. any recommendations are welcome.)

so I plan to move my stuff out and put the stuff in a storage for however long i need till i find a home. I will meet with a friend that knows a loan officer that can help me get a good loan, since I have great credit.

so I will get the loan, then start shopping for a home, and then move my butt in.

are there things to look out for that are not obvious? I know there is alot of things missing since I am new to this but I would like some help as to what to do, and in what order is better if there is.

thanks!