What they don't want you to know about buying a home

Buying a home means that you are locking yourself into that area and that house for a minimum of 5 years.

You could move out earlier than that, but you will likely lose money.

There are a lot of fees that go into buying and selling a home.

There are taxes you will have to pay for buying a home.

For many people buying a home means locking yourself into an Home Owners Association for life.

There a lot of different ways you can reduce this fee, but you are still going to pay for it.

Your locked into paying taxes for the rest of your life whether you make money or not.

There are lots of different options

Appliances, furniture, landscaping, cleaning, decorations, upkeep.

There are a lot of things that need to be attended to when maintaining a home.

If you lived in an apartment in the city, you might be able to take public transportation to and from work.

But not in house.

You need a car to drive from the suburb into the city.

You are more likely to have events that cost money to prepare when you own a home.

Homes are generally larger than apartments which means higher utility costs.

If you want to know the value.

Move all your stuff into your new home.