Since you've been pre-approved you should contact a real estate agent so you can start viewing homes, you decide on the home, make the offer, and if they accept then you go back to USDA with the contract. USDA will revise the approval amount to the terms of the contract and probably the next step would be to order the appraisal. The area specialist at USDA will let you know the exact steps.
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