These Were the 2 Biggest Mistakes I Made With My First Real Estate Purchase

A long time ago, my husband and I purchased our first house.

At the time, we were both young and relatively inexperienced in the world of personal finance. We were eager to get into a property. And we listened to the advice of a mortgage broker ready and willing to help us with our purchase.

Unfortunately, we inadvertently ended up making two big mistakes due to our reliance on the so-called professional and our lack of knowledge about the long-term implications of our decisions concerning our real estate purchase. If you're thinking of buying property of your own, understanding the errors we made could potentially help you make more informed choices and avoid falling into the traps we did. Here's what those were.

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