Buying your first home
Explore the steps from planning your search to preparing for a purchase.
Paul Luxury Homes / Buyer tools
A smarter home search. A team beside you.
Welcome! Whether this is your first home or your next chapter, explore at your own pace. Keep the homes you love together and ask for personal help whenever you need it.
Find guidance for your next move
Down payment assistance
Explore assistance options and questions to discuss with a lender.
Homes under $300,000
Plan a search around your budget, preferred areas, and home features.
New construction
Share your preferred locations and timing for a newly built home.
FHA financing
Explore a financing introduction alongside your home search.
VA homebuying
Explore homebuying guidance for eligible veterans and service members.
Rent-to-own options
Ask about available opportunities and the terms to review.
Foreclosures and investments
Discuss property condition, search goals, and investment priorities.
Save it. Come back to it.
Choose your location, price range, and home features in Advanced Search. On the results page, select Save Search and sign in or create your account. Use Add to Favorites on property pages to build your shortlist.
Saved searches can deliver listing updates when matching properties change. Review your notification preferences in your account.
Build your saved search »Your search, on the move.
Open Paul Luxury Homes in your phone browser to search available homes, view property details, and contact our team wherever you are.
Sign in with the same website account to return to your saved searches and favorites. Bookmark the website so it is easy to find again.
Start your search »See the home your way.
Open a property and choose Schedule Showing or Schedule Virtual Tour. Send your preferred times and our team will help coordinate access.
A tour request is subject to availability and confirmation. You can also contact us with the property address and whether you prefer an in-person or virtual visit.
Ask about a tourLook closer before you visit.
Explore the listing photo gallery and any video, floor plan, or 3D tour provided for that property. Availability varies by listing.
Need a closer look at a room, layout, or feature? Ask our team what additional media is available or request a virtual visit.
Ask about property details »Affordability
Plan for the full monthly cost.
Property pages include a Real Geeks loan-payment calculator. Its estimate excludes taxes and fees. For a broader budget, use the tools below and enter your own assumptions for property taxes, insurance, mortgage insurance, and HOA or condo fees.
Estimate a monthly payment
Explore purchase price, down payment, loan term, and interest rate. Fannie Mae's Advanced View lets you adjust taxes, insurance, and HOA fees.
Open Fannie Mae's payment calculator »Explore an affordable price range
Use your income, debts, and down-payment assumptions to explore a starting budget with Fannie Mae's affordability calculator.
Open Fannie Mae's affordability calculator »These external tools provide estimates, not loan approval or a rate offer. Replace default values with information appropriate to your property and financing. Ask a lender to confirm eligibility, costs, and financing options. Do not send financial documents through the general contact form.
Discuss your next buying stepRead before your next step
Inspection or appraisal?
Understand their different roles and organize the questions to ask during your purchase.
Read the inspection and appraisal guideLook beyond the condo fee
Review the documents and ownership costs to discuss before buying a condo.
Explore the condo review checklistPlan for an older home
Gather utility records and questions about comfort, equipment, and energy use.
Read the energy-cost checklistBudget beyond the down payment
Organize cash-to-close, monthly costs, and the expenses that follow moving day.
Build your homebuyer budgetHelpful answers. Personal support.
How do I get alerts for homes I like?
Run a search, select Save Search on the results page, and sign in or register. Choose your preferences in your account. Updates depend on matching listing activity.
Can you help me buy and sell?
Yes. Tell our team about both plans so we can discuss timing, your search, and preparing your current home. Visit our seller hub to get started.
How do I compare neighborhoods?
Explore Morgan Park, Matteson, and Plainfield. Review local resources and market reports, then compare routes, property costs, and features that matter to you.
Can I ask a person a question?
Absolutely. Contact our team or call (312) 610-2175. We look forward to helping you.