• Deciding to buy your first home is a little scary. Looking for a home is anxiety-inducing, but there’s still the thrill of adventure and “what-if” dreams.

But actually making an offer? That’s a whole different level of panic. Are you choosing the right one? What if you buy this home and the perfect place comes on the market a week later? What if you end up hating the place in a year?

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When you and your partner are starting out on the property ladder, a two-bedroom house seems like plenty of space. Five years later, it might not be.

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