Good luck. You've got some good advice in this thread. When you start to visit the houses, take notes so you remember which house had which features. We looked at so many houses when we were looking for our third home that I got them confused and had to have a second round of visits to remember which houses had what I thought they had.

It is an exciting (and scary) time to buy that first house. But, once you move in, you will love having your own place.