I get what you’re saying, but I’ve actually had buyers comment on the little stuff more than I expected. When we sold our last place, people kept ment...

Title: High DTI means automatic denial… right? That’s a good question. When we bought our place a few years back, my spouse was doing some contract...

That “document request purgatory” line hits home. I remember when my neighbor tried to stall a foreclosure by demanding every single original doc—took...

LIMITED-TIME DEALS USUALLY MEAN LIMITED-TIME LOGIC I remember when we were house hunting a few years back, there was this builder advertising “free” ...

I’ve noticed that too—my last refi was way less of a paper blizzard than when we bought our first place in 2012. Still, I swear half the time I’m sign...

Had a similar experience myself a couple years back. Was about 10 points away from a better rate tier, debated waiting or just going ahead. Decided to...

Went through something similar a couple years back—debated waiting to bump my score a bit, but rates started creeping up and I panicked and jumped in ...

Totally agree, asking questions upfront saves headaches later. When we bought our first place, I didn't even realize PMI could be removed early until ...

Yeah, that's pretty much how I've handled it too. Had a CD once and ran into the same issue—needed cash for a sudden roof repair and got dinged on int...

Had something similar happen when we bought our place years ago. The previous owners had put up a shed that turned out to be partly on the neighbor's ...

I had a similar experience when I refinanced a few years back. At first glance, the lower interest rate seemed like a no-brainer, but once I started a...

Reading your post reminded me of when we first moved into our place. We thought we'd prepared for everything, but then the basement flooded after a bi...

I hear you on the whole "safe" thing. Reminds me of when we bought our first house—everyone said go for the safe, newer build in a predictable neighbo...