5 Mistakes This Buyer Made (And How To Avoid Them) - EP238

Podcast: The Educated HomeBuyer | First Time Home Buyer Tips, Mortgage Rates & Housing Market Updates · Josh Lewis & Jeb Smith | Real Estate, Mortgage & Housing Market Experts

Opublikowano: 2026-09-07

What happens when you buy a home, make roughly $120,000 in payments, and three years later feel like you’re barely any further ahead? That’s exactly what happened to one homebuyer who purchased in 2023 and is now wondering whether buying was a mistake. In this episode of The Educated HomeBuyer, we break down her real numbers and discuss five important homebuying lessons that every buyer should understand before purchasing a house. We cover the risks of assuming mortgage rates will fall, why “marry the house, date the rate” can backfire, temporary versus permanent mortgage rate buydowns, choosing the righ...