My gf and I have both owned houses separately, (not in Baltimore), so this is not our first rodeo.

We already know exactly what we want in our house and have gone to a number of open houses in the neighborhood to get a sense of what is out there.

We are probably going to to be putting an offer down in the next few weeks.

At this point, we are just trying to fine-tune the budget aspect, and that means figuring out how much to set aside for painting the house, if necessary.