Homebuying...

[Zphal]

Pre-qualification:
30 days of pay stubs
Two years of federal tax returns
Checking, savings and investment account statements
Two years of W2s

Application:
A Social Security card
A valid driver's license or government-issued photo ID
Address(es) from the past two years
Employment history from the past two years
Pay stubs from your current job
W-2 forms for the past two years and K-1 forms (if applicable)
Tax returns from the past two years
Profit & loss statement and balance sheet (if self-employed)
Bank statements from the past two months
Investment account statements from the past two months
Retirement account statements from the past two months
Make and model of vehicles you own and their resale value
Credit card account information
Personal loan account information  

[wellwisher]

I always imagined that homebuying would require a lot of steps, though I don't feel myself to be ready for that at the moment.
Though I always imagined it to be a few less steps than that. You know, the whole, get the steps to the bank.