That's a really good point. When I bought my first place, I felt like I had to rush because the market was moving fast. Ended up settling for somethin...

Haha, I feel your cousin's pain—when I bought my first place last year, I was blindsided by the "document prep fee." Like seriously... charging extra ...

I totally get your hesitation about going fully digital—I felt the same way at first. But honestly, after reading so many positive experiences like th...

I feel you on that appraisal headache. When I bought my first place, I was dead set on ditching PMI as soon as humanly possible. Did a ton of research...

That's a good point about smaller banks and credit unions. When I started looking for my first home, my income was steady but came from freelance gigs...

That's a really insightful way to frame it. When I was deciding whether to buy my first home, I kept getting stuck between playing it safe or taking a...

Yeah, good advice. I just went through my first appraisal and was surprised how random some of the comparisons seemed. Felt like they were just throwi...

I noticed the same thing about appraisal fees. When I was shopping around, one lender quoted almost double what another did for basically the exact sa...