What Documents Are Needed to Buy a House?

If you need a mortgage to purchase your home, your lender will want to look over a wide variety of personal and financial documents.

A great first step to buying a house is to get a sense of what your credit report looks like.supawat bursuk/Shutterstock

By Meaghan Hunt Bankrate.com

Buying a house is no small undertaking, and neither is compiling the mountain of paperwork necessary to complete the transaction.