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Stacie Samuels wants a do-over as a first-time home buyer. Samuels, a nurse practitioner from St. Petersburg, believed she was well-equipped to purchase her first home, just a few years…
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Ric Edelman, a financial adviser who is a best-selling author and syndicated radio show host, remembers the days when everyone rushed to the bank on a Friday afternoon to cash…
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Sources:
- Overfelt, M., (2014, July 17), 8 Biggest Mistakes First-Time Home Buyers Make. Retrieved from: http://www.cnbc.com/2014/07/17/8-biggest-mistakes-first-time-homebuyers-make.html
- Rawes, E., (2014, September 14), 5 Foolish Mistakes First-Time Home Buyers Make. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/09/14/cheat-sheet-first-time-home-buyers-mistakes/15455069/