Honestly, I feel you on this. When I was buying, my partner and I had to explain a bunch of transfers between our joint and personal accounts. Didn’t ...

Yeah, that’s pretty much how it went for me too. I thought I was being clever with an ARM and then, bam, a couple years in and my payment jumped way m...

Couldn’t agree more. I used to just look at the price and call it a day, but after getting burned by a “cheap” policy that didn’t actually cover anyth...

Yeah, I get that—some folks are all about the sales pitch, but disappear when you actually need help. I’d take reliability over flash any day, especia...

Totally get where you’re coming from. I’ve been through the mortgage process a few times now, and honestly, transparency is at the top of my list too....

Good points overall, but honestly, appealing property taxes isn't always worth the hassle. I tried it a couple years back—spent hours gathering comps ...

Yeah, totally agree with this. When I bought my place, the agent seemed a bit annoyed when I kept asking about every little fee—but hey, it's my money...

Totally get the mattress thing... I mean, saving money is great and all, but there are certain things where the peace of mind outweighs the savings. M...

I feel you on that streaming subscription thing. When we bought our place, the underwriter grilled us about a random $40 Venmo payment to my brother l...

Yeah, totally agree with shopping around. I've had lenders flat-out ignore solid comps too, even when they're staring them right in the face. Seems li...

Yeah, timing mortgages is tricky for sure. I locked mine in around the same time as you—about a year and a half ago—and honestly, it was more about ca...