I bought my first home at 21… and honestly, I wasn’t fully prepared for it. On paper, everything made sense. But mentally? I was all over the place. I remember lying awake at night wondering if we made the wrong decision. Were we spending too much? Was the location right? Were the inspection issues bigger than I thought? What I didn’t realize at the time was this: It wasn’t the house that was stressful. It was the lack of a clear plan. Fast forward a few years, and that same home became one of the best financial decisions I’ve made. We built equity, house hacked, and used it as a stepping stone. But the experience changed how I work with buyers today. I don’t start with houses. I start with a plan. Because I know what it feels like to go through this process without one… and I know how different it feels when you do. If you’re thinking about buying but don’t know where to start, that’s exactly what I help people figure out.