Everyone dreams of having their very own home, most people work all their lives just to save up enough money to purchase a new home. It's one of the most common gauges of success and triumph of any person. A new home is like the best gift you can give yourself and your family. A lot of people plan hard and long to finally settle down in a place they could call their own.

Yet, due to the recent crisis in the economy there are a lot of people that are thinking twice on buying a new house. One of the major reasons is loan scams and financial constraints. Though there a lot of legitimate businesses that are truly dedicated to helping out families settle in to their dream homes there are still clouds of doubt that hover above decision makers. A house is a huge investment that you need to maintain for a lifetime and to fall prey to scammers and people taking advantage of other people is really a big blow especially to those families that lay all of their chips on the table.

So what do you need to know about purchasing a new house that could protect you from all of these issues? Well, here are some of the most common things that you need to look into and understand before you settle on buying a property.

1. Location. This, perhaps, is the most important thing that you need to consider because it will have a direct relationship with your purchase. First and foremost location dictates the price of your new home. A five bedroom house in the middle of nowhere will cost much less than a single bedroom house in the middle of the financial district. There are some areas in which we live that are called prime areas, the reason for this is because of the central location of the place to most of the places that we need to go to such as the school or commercial district or the mall. These places cost a lot more than a patch of land in the middle of the desert.

2. Price. Now, talking about price, it's one of the most important considerations that we need to look into when buying a new home. There are certain properties that cost less than the original price because of certain factors. These factors are wear and tear, location, ancestry, and significance. You need to have a good working budget for the property that you are looking for and you need to make it clear with your agent that those are the parameters that they also need to work with. Otherwise, you might end up with a house that is under priced but is also under valued. Make sure that your budget and the property is in tangent.

3. Security. This is another very important consideration when you purchase a new home because lives are at stake. You would not mind living in a rural neighborhood where nothing much happens than risk your life in an urban community that is high risk. This is an issue that your realtor should be able to advise you on.

These are just some of the important factors to consider when purchasing a new home. There are many more, some general and some personal, to be considered for such a life changing investment. It is wise to sit down and consider everything, the good, the bad and the ugly, with your family so that in the end you know that you have made the right decision.