Had a similar experience myself a while back. Bought a property near a new school development thinking it'd be great for resale value down the line. A...

Haha, reading your appraisal story gave me flashbacks to my own home-building drama a few years ago. Thought I'd done everything right—checked all the...

Yeah, those closing costs can really sneak up on you. Learned that the hard way on my first property—thought I had everything covered, then bam, got h...