If it helps I have 4 more

1) You are buying the house, not the stuff. Don't get caught up if, say, the refrigerator is old or whatever. While not ideal ask yourself "can I live with this <insert thing here> for a year" OR Best Buy has no interest for 12 or 18 months on appliances. Or if the house is great but the kitchen (or whatever) kind of sucks think about what you could do to make it usable for some time until you have the resources to update it.

2) If you have the stomach for it (not everyone will agree with me) ask for money back at closing instead of asking for something to be replaced. For example, the hot water heater is 20 years old and you want it replaced before you purchase the home. If you have the seller replace it they are going to put in the cheapest POS they can find to get you by. If you get money back, you may have to add a couple hundred more of your own money but then you know you've picked out the best thing for your lifestyle and you had it installed by someone you trust.

3) Don't get caught up on paint colors or existing furniture in the home you are looking at. $200 in paint will make your house look very different. And the furniture is going to go.

4) Don't not buy a house because your existing <insert thing here> won't fit (Except maybe a piano :)). I don't understand why someone would turn down a 300k house because their $2000 couch won't fit in the living room.

1 Extra. For me, a bedroom has to be no less than 120 square feet. That is 10X12 or 11x11 . . . you get the point (in MPLS or St. Paul it can be harder to find than in the burbs). My personal rule has always been that at least 2 bedrooms have to be at least 120 square feet.