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A group of children smiling with their arms crossed dressed in office suites in a business office.

 

I can’t wait until my girls are old enough to buy their first home. Whether they like it or not, I’m going with them to Open Houses just so I can ask all the Realtors, “Is the price negotiable?” This will be the ultimate dad joke, and they’ll be so embarrassed. Aside from that, hopefully I can give them some good advice. Here are 6 things I would tell them when they are old enough to buy their first home. 

1. Don’t buy a new house just to get a low interest rate. 

I saw a builder advertising 1.25% interest rates. That builder has disclosed their average incentive on sales is 13.3%. What that means is people are paying $500,000 to get a $450,000 house. That’s fine if you’re going to stay in the home for 10 years but otherwise, you’re upside…

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