Things to Know When Buying Your First House Infographic

Real estate infographic titled "First-Time Home Buyer Programs Explained". Archetype: FIRST-TIME-BUYER CHECKLIST. Editorial real-estate magazine illustration, warm hand-illustrated style, warm terracotta & sage palette, designed for a seller audience to understand buyer support options. Create a clean, approachable vertical infographic with 7 numbered stages. Each stage must include: a short heading in English, a brief supporting caption in English, a time estimate, an illustrative cost example in USD labeled as example, and a small property or document icon. Suggested stages: 1) Check Buyer Eligibility — time estimate: 1-3 days — cost example: $0 example — icon: checklist document. 2) Review Credit and Budget — time estimate: 1 week — cost example: $25 example — icon: credit report or calculator. 3) Explore Assistance Programs — time estimate: 3-7 days — cost example: $0 example — icon: grant document or house with badge. 4) Get Pre-Approved — time estimate: 1-5 days — cost example: $0 example — icon: approval letter. 5) Compare Down Payment Options — time estimate: 2-4 days — cost example: $5,000 example — icon: coin stack and small home. 6) Prepare Offer and Home Search Readiness — time estimate: 1-2 weeks — cost example: $500 example — icon: key and document. 7) Inspection, Closing, and Move-In Support — time estimate: 2-6 weeks — cost example: $8,000 example — icon: clipboard, house, or closing folder. Include subtle visual cues that sellers can quickly scan, such as buyer-readiness indicators, funding support badges, and timeline connectors. Emphasize general educational content about first-time buyer programs, down payment assistance, grants, low-down-payment loans, and closing cost help, without naming any real bank, brokerage, lender, or government agency logo. No city-specific guarantees, no specific listing prices, no watermarks. Render the target search intent visually through imagery only, not as on-image text: things to know when buying your first house. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, illustrative numbers labeled "example", no specific real-bank or brokerage logos, no watermarks No real bank / brokerage / lender logos. Illustrative numbers labeled as example. No specific listing prices or city-specific guarantees.