Searching for a beautiful home can lead to some very expensive and unnecessary finds.  For example, you may find a home with incredible landscaping and perfect wall paper in the bathroom.  The problem is all of that work is going to be work a whole lot to the current owner and there is a good chance you will pay quite a bit more for the house than you should or would have if you would have done the work yourself. 

When looking for a home be sure to consider those houses that don't always look the best at first glance.  What is important isn't always what you see in the house at first, but if you can see what the potential of the house is.  Often times the sale price of a house will be lower simply because it hadn't been properly cared for.

Now, I'm not saying that you should get a house that is falling over, but rather just doesn't have the best interior design.  With a little work, a house that doesn't seem to have the best interior design and become a beautiful home in no time. 

One last thing to consider when looking at houses this way is the cost of fixing the house.  It is important to look at the cost of the house, figure out how much work and money you will be putting into making the house the way you want it to be and add those together.  Also be sure to add in the amount of time you will have to spend doing all of the work.

Often times this amount will be well worth the savings, but you don't want to over-extend yourself financially, so check that out.  Also, if you have the cash for a larger down payment, check out the local banks for great deals on foreclosed homes.