So, you just decided you are going to buy a house.  Excellent.  The Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area are a pretty great place to live - and if you're buying a house it likely means you plan to stick around for a while.

So, back to your question -- how quickly do you need to go see that house over there?

Well, it depends, on how long it has been on the market.

A popular new listing towards the end of last week had eight (+) offers within just a few days of being listed for sale.  So, if the house of interest is a new listing, you might need to go see it immediately to have a chance at pursuing it.

But some houses currently listed for sale have been on the market for 30 to 60 days or longer.  You should go ahead and schedule a time to go see these houses - but it could probably wait a day or two - you probably don't need to drop everything and go at this very moment to see the house.

So, as a new buyer...

1.  While not mentioned above, get preapproved with a lender ASAP.

2.  Hurry out to see the brand new listings of interest.

3.  See slightly older listings (on the market for two or more weeks) with some haste, but it doesn't necessarily need to be with quite as much urgency.