External programs can help search for your new home and fund for it when you can't. Link to our programs page can be found here
When searching for a home that fits you, setting a budget seems like the right thing to do for yourself so that you can live comfortably at your own pace.
If there is someone in your life you know is reliable and it well educated on the subject or real-estate. Make sure that they are consistent with their knowledge.
If you don't want to depend on those by just their word, contacting a professional like a real estate agent or someone else that has had an education on the subject. This may cost you but it may also gaurantee your reasurrance.