To Buy Fixer-Upper Homes, you have to Search online real estate listings such as realtor.com for homes for sale in your area according to your criteria. After that, Contact a real estate agent and ask him to search for homes that meet your criteria. Then, make a short list of houses by winnowing the results from the web and the realtor to those that look promising. Net, Go look at the houses with your real estate agent.
Forth, Get prequalified by a bank or lender for a mortgage large enough to cover the house you want to purchase, unless you plan to pay in cash. After that, Put an offer on the home of your choice and wait for it to be accepted. Then, Get the home professionally inspected to ensure there are no other problems you missed. Last, Close on the home and get your tools ready to start working on it.