Homeownership....

certainly has it's ups & downs. 

Growing up, I had two (2) homes - my mother's apartment & my grandparents' 3-story house. My mother was neither handy nor domestic.  My granny was a domestic goddess & gramps was handyman extraordinaire.    My mother was an apartment dweller her entire adult life and rightfully so.  She knew her capabilities and limitations.  I was an apartment dweller for 10 years before I decided to take the leap into homeownership. 

I didn't quite do things the Muda and I had planned: 1) graduate college; 2) establish a career; 3) get married; 4) buy a home; 5) have a family - in that exact order.  If you know me, you know I got this all outta whack.

As opposed to waiting for my prince to come along, I decided to start my search for my 1st home. 

I knew this when I decided to take the leap back in 2002.