I think this spring is a good time for us to start looking .   We should plan to move out of here before July . I'm tired of living in apartments .   I know , dear . I am too . But we've just been too busy to look for a house .   We need to find a good realtor .   Not necessarily . If we use a realtor to find a house , it will be more expensive .   What do you mean ?   Realtors always get a commission.If the realtor helps us find something , we have to pay him .   But doesn't a realtor help with the contract ? I thought they take care of all the legal troubles .   Yes , that's often true . But you have to pay them .   I still think we should have a realtor.We ' re new in this country . We don't know all the laws of buying a house.And also , the realtor will inspect the house.He can tell us if the house has   Of course we need a home inspector.But we can hire an inspector on our own.And as for the legal problems , I have friends . They can help us .   So how can we find a house if we don't have a realtor ?   It takes a little more time . We have to check the ads in the paper.Probably also there are special real estate magazines with ads.Then we have to drive to the homes and look at them .   And doesn't the person selling the house have a realtor ?   Sometimes they do , sometimes they don't . It's best to find someone who is selling by themselves .   Why ?   Because if the seller has a realtor , their price will be higher.He will have to pay a commission to the realtor .   Hmm . It all sounds very complicated .   It is . But buying a house is very important . So it takes time.That ' s why we haven't done it yet . It's very troublesome .   I want to look in the papers today . Maybe we can see something we like .   Alright . I'll buy a newspaper when I go to the drug store . 