Nicole Lapin

I thought I was in the driver's seat of my house until it burned down.

But insurance premiums are through the roof too, and it's really hard to even get an insurance policy.

I think it's just important to remember that homeowners don't just pay a mortgage.

They pay insurance if they can get it in some areas, property tax repairs, and renters skip a lot of that.

and make sure that it's worth whatever you're missing out on 10% potentially compounding in the market.

We're totally cool.

Are we gonna be friends after this?

Absolutely.

I think it's just really important to not take anything for gospel.

I don't think it's one size fits all for anybody when it comes to financial moves, whether in real estate, in the market, in anything.

So this idea that buying a home is for everybody is not true because not everything is for everybody.

And flexibility, especially if you're moving around, is really, really important.

Sometimes it's not emphasized that five to seven years of breakeven period, you're not going to even make the money back if you sell before that time.

Before we go, can you sell me this pen?

Signing books.

Like a smooth pen to make my handwriting look better than it is.

I hate the smudge thing.

I do like a Sharpie.

I am a Sharpie lady for books.

It's a little fat.