[shermanator]

Okay so here's the situation. A unit went up for sale in my building yesterday and out of curiosity I took a look at the listing. It looks like something I might want to purchase, where I can then rent out my current unit. Got my fiancée on board, and the mortgage calculations seem to work out at first glance.

Before I approach the bank for financing and talk to a realtor and all that, I'd like to have a quick viewing of the place. The reasoning is that I don't want to jump through all the hoops before viewing the unit only to end up checking it out and deciding it's not for me.

Is this something that is typically done? Or would I have to approach a bank to get financing approval, then go talk to a realtor, then have the realtor approach the selling realtor to arrange the viewing?