Most buyers see a fraction of what goes into a home purchase — the showings, the offer, the closing table. What you don't see is everything holding it together: deadline tracking, lender follow-ups, repair negotiations, title problems resolved before they reach you.

This guide lists all 90 of them in the order they happen — from the first strategy session through pre-approval, showings, offer negotiation, the option period, inspections, appraisal, and closing, down to the reminder to file your homestead exemption.

Some of it is strategy. A lot of it is follow-through. All of it is work you'd otherwise be doing yourself.