If you’re hoping to buy a house in the coming months, you may need to take a look at your credit and start doing what you can to raise your credit score.

There are plenty of gorgeous Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer County homes for sale right now, but before you begin viewing properties, it’s important to determine whether you can afford to become a homeowner right now.

If you haven’t yet seen independent videographer Justin Majeczky’s gorgeous time lapse video of Sacramento, California, we highly recommend setting aside two minutes and 56 seconds to watch it!