If you’ve only rented properties like apartments, condos or townhomes your whole life, then you probably understand how exciting the thought is to finally purchase and own a house that you can truly call yours. Naturally, there’s a lot of financial responsibility that comes with this territory, not to mention maintenance upkeep, HOA compliance, and so forth. Still, you know that having the freedom of your own home is worth navigating these first-time homeowner responsibilities, and we applaud you for that!