I get where you’re coming from, but I’ve actually had a home warranty save my bacon more than once—especially with the HVAC. Yeah, claims can be a pai...

Funny thing, I’ve actually had the opposite happen once. Pushed back on a “processing” fee and the lender just stonewalled me—said it was “industry st...

Had a similar experience last year—my lender just stopped responding for almost two weeks right in the middle of underwriting. I ended up chasing them...

That’s the truth. I tried to haggle on the appraisal fee once—no dice. The lender just shrugged and said, “Wish we could help.” I guess it’s like tryi...

LIMITED-TIME HOME DEAL: Are “Free” Appliances Ever Worth It? Funny, this reminds me of when we bought our last place. The builder was pushing this “f...

True, but honestly, nothing beats real-life experience. Took one of those courses myself, felt pretty confident... then the water heater died two week...

Yeah, easements are tricky business. When we bought our place, I thought I had everything covered—inspections, title checks, the works. But a couple y...

I went through something similar a few years back—waited to save more, and sure enough, interest rates crept up. Didn't totally regret it though...tha...

Yeah, that's so true. When we bought our place a few years back, the inspection looked spotless... but within weeks, the furnace decided mid-winter wa...

Definitely relate to that shoe analogy...but I've also jumped into a few pairs that looked great online and ended up giving me blisters, haha. Sometim...

Good points there—I bought a plot years ago thinking I'd build "eventually," and ended up holding onto it way longer than planned. Taxes and maintenan...