Totally relate to the kitchen dance moment, haha. When I was buying my first place, I went the loan assistance route because at the time my credit was...

That's a fair take, but I've also seen folks tap equity for improvements that didn't pan out as expected. My cousin went big on a kitchen remodel thin...

Haha, your hot tub story hits home for me. A while back, I almost convinced myself a backyard pizza oven was a "property upgrade"—I mean, who doesn't ...

I get the appeal of original hardwood floors—my parents bought an older house years ago, and we spent a whole summer refinishing those floors ourselve...

Yeah, I learned that one the hard way too. Waited around for my credit to be "perfect" after bankruptcy, and meanwhile watched home prices climb stead...