Totally agree with this. I learned pretty quick that the VA appraisal is basically just making sure the place meets some minimum standards—like, is it...
Honestly, yeah, I get nervous about that too. I know people say you have to move fast, but sometimes those “creative” options just feel sketchy. I alm...
Honestly, I’ve noticed the same thing. When we started looking, I figured as long as the bankruptcy was off my credit report and I’d kept everything c...
That’s so true about the “everything looks fine” trap. I fell for it with my first place—inspector missed a slow leak under the bathroom sink that onl...
I totally get where you’re coming from. I’m in the same boat—just bought my first place, and the idea of being mortgage-free sounds amazing, but I can...
Haha, easements really do sneak up on you. When I bought my first place, I thought I'd done all my homework—then boom, found out about a drainage ease...
Yeah, totally feel you on that. When I bought my place, I asked them to break down every single fee—felt a bit annoying at first, but it saved me a co...
This right here is exactly why we're considering new windows too. Our place isn't ancient, but the builder-grade windows are pretty terrible—cold air ...
I get where you're coming from. When I was buying my first place, it was an older home with some quirks—not exactly a historical landmark, but definit...
Totally get where you're coming from on this. As someone who just bought my first place, I spent way too many nights staring at spreadsheets and calcu...
We had something similar pop up when we bought our place. Turned out there was an old access easement for a neighbor's driveway that hadn't been used ...
Totally agree with this. When we bought our first place, I was all about paying down the mortgage fast...until our water heater decided to flood the b...
Yeah, totally agree with you there. When I was applying for my first DSCR loan, I figured having a solid property would be enough, but the lender real...
I get what you're saying about cash reserves, but honestly, having a decent buffer really saved my sanity when I bought my first place. It wasn't exac...