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Natalie Lefkowitz

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Sep 9, 2026

22:48
Mm.
22:48
And it might just not be the right time to own a home, and that sometimes is of its truth too.
22:53
If you're not in the economical state to purchase a home, or you're going to Facebook Marketplace versus going to a realtor that's gonna lead you in the right direction, then it just might not be the right time.
23:04
Because owning a home is a big expense.
23:06
Aside from paying your mortgage and the taxes, when something goes wrong, it's now your responsibility.
23:12
So I think taking a step back and assessing and seeing this might just not be the right time, and not making an irrational decision where you're sending a stranger an unbeknownst amount of money through w- what, who knows what platform, you know, versus saying, "If I'm not in the position where I can go to a bank, or I can go to a realtor, or I can go to a lender, an investor, then I probably shouldn't be purchasing this home."

10 MINS LATER

33:48
That's exactly how I was thinking about that.
33:49
Yeah.
22:47
Mm-hmm.
22:48
And it might just not be the right time to own a home, and that sometimes is of its truth too.
22:53
If you're not in the economical state to purchase a home, or you're going to Facebook Marketplace versus going to a realtor that's gonna lead you in the right direction, and it just might not be the right time because owning a home is a big expense.
23:06
Aside from paying your mortgage and the taxes, when something goes wrong, it's now your responsibility.
23:12
So I think taking a step back and assessing and seeing this might just not be the right time, and not making an irrational decision where you're sending a stranger an unbeknownst amount of money through w- what, who knows what platform, you know, versus saying, "If I'm not in the position where I can go to a bank, or I can go to a realtor, or I can go to a lender, an investor, then I probably shouldn't be purchasing this home."

10 MINS LATER

33:48
That's exactly how I was thinking about that.
33:49
Yeah, similar to the Facebook listing.
33:50
I mean, it's easy for them now to kind of make an imagination of what they want it to look like and sell it to the, um, the consumer, because, I mean, I'm raising a teenager.

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