[quote name='Indonesia']Hi, I just bought a house recently.
If the house is brand new then there is nothing you need to worry, but if not then you need to check the property inspection report and pest inspection report to know exactly what is the condition of the house.
For make an offer you need pre-approved letter from the lender to make sure you are qualify to buy. Without that you are not qualify to submit an offer.
Hope this help.[/quote]
I agree with the post for the most part, but even if it is brand-spanking-built from the ground up new, you do need to do your homework. I am in the procees of building my second house. If you're buying new you should research the builder, make sure they are in good standing with the City and the BBB. Also if you're buying new, you probably picked out options so you should make sure that you are getting what you paid for. I would suggest visiting the site every once in a while to ensure construciton is mocing along like it should be. Call the builder if you have questions or concerns about the timing or anything.
Also, with any house and as others have said, read EVERYTHING. Specially if you are signing or initialing the document. If you have questions, as, or even consider haviing a lwyer look at the docs. I will agree that buying new there is a little less to worry about, but there are still things you need to be careful of.
BTW, as far as I know you don't need a pre-approval letter to submit an offer, but it's best if you do get that letter ASAP. You have a better chance of the offer being accepted with a pre-approval and may even save some money. You can get pre-qualified, which is different from pre-approval.