New home owners

Our last house we must’ve looked at about 50 of them before deciding.

Look at 3-6. Surely you have in mind what you want.

FOr us it was a two year process, wife saw more than I did, you do most of your own work online.

Maybe walked 10.

Every situation is different.

There really isn't a "normal".

Some people are in a rush, some people aren't.

Some people are shopping in markets with tons of inventory, some people are shopping markets with limited inventory where you have to make quick decisions and compromises.

It's all individual, no normal.

Our current house was the 3rd that we looked at.

ETA - we looked a lot online but found that the pictures are often misleading. We liked several online that we hated in person. We were lukewarm on the house we ended up buying based on the online pics.

Dude - know what you want, your budget and the area. You DO NOT need to look at 50 houses unless you don’t have a clue as to what you want or can afford. Online, look at how ever many as you want. When you go physically and look, tht means your ready to buy it because it should meet all your needs - otherwise, why would you be looking at it. If you have a good realtor, you should not be walking through more than 3 houses.

If it's a home that someone is currently living in, do those home owners a favor and figure out if you're really interested about that particular home before agreeing to see it.
Years ago we were selling our house. When a realtor wanted to show it, we had to extra clean it and move out for a few hours.
Then we'd find out that the prospective buyers weren't looking for a 1 story house ( of which ours was).
fricking realtors

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any advice regarding the visit and the realtor is appreciated

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”any”?

Hmmmm....

Pics of your Realtor® would be helpful before going further.

Through two purchases...4 houses total. But we knew exactly what and where we wanted to buy.

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How many houses did you visit before you purchased you current residence?

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A lot....well above 50. The market is/was extremely hot in the DFW area. The house we bought was the 4th house we attempted to purchase. We actually went as high as $20k above asking on one of them. We had to offer above asking on every house to even have a chance. Open houses would have 25+ cars on the street full of folks to look at them. Days would go by before we'd find out if we had got the home or not, sometimes having to re-offer on the home. The realtors were driving up prices, too. I've owned many homes. This was by far the most difficult purchase because of the amount of buyers.

ETA: You and your wife will know when you find that perfect house. It may take looking at 3 or maybe 100. It is what it is. Take your time....you're buying your "home" not just a house.

My advice is to keep an open mind. Don't write off a property just because it doesn't meet all your wants or needs a little work (especially something as easy as paint/flooring, etc). My wife and I went to an open house last summer and both walked out not liking the house at all. When the price dropped significantly a few months later we went back and walked around again..and bought it a few weeks later

Also, don't be afraid to think outside the box.. I've purchased two foreclosures and an estate sale. For the right deal you can build equity quickly. Your first house doesn't have to be your last house. Find a good deal in a good area, work on it a few years, sell and move on to something nicer if that's your ultimate goal.