7 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Buying A House - a podcast by Jarmar Dupas aka The Money Misfit

from 2017-11-06T09:15:39

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The home buying process is often glorified on TV.  They make it look easy and while, obviously, not impossible there are a lot of thing I wish I would known or been aware of prior to buying our home.  Don’t get me wrong... I would have bought a home anyway but maybe these lessons will help you (or someone you know) be better prepared and have a smoother home buying experience.

In this 40 minute episode:



  • Things I wish I would have known before buying my first home.

  • It won’t be like House Hunters [3:30]

  • Private Mortgage Insurance is sneaky and is not for you [8:34]

  • The down payment ain’t enough [12:18]

  • A fixed rate mortgage does not equal fixed expenses [17:54]

  • Owning is not always better than renting and here’s why [23:47]

  • Forget price per square foot and how much you were approved for [29:10]

  • Your home is not an asset [34:24]


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