Summary: Looking to get closer to early retirement? Learn how you can save big before you buy your next house. Make sure it’s the right house for you! <br> [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/couplemoney/How_We_Bought_Our_House.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ]<br> <br> Subscribe to Couple Money Podcast via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/couple-money-podcast-build/id924656111">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/elle-martinez/couple-money-podcast?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, or copy <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/feed/podcast/">this link to use </a>with a podcatcher of your choice. You can also find me hanging out on <a href="https://twitter.com/CoupleMoney">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/couplemoney">Facebook</a>.<br> <br> Finding the Right House House<br> <br> We’re doing the ten days to financial independence and something that has been repeated to me from those who have retired early is the importance of being savvy about three major expenses: housing, transportation, and food.<br> We’ll go over the last two later this week, but today I want to go over housing, specifically <a href="http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/buy-right-house/">how and why we bought our current house</a>.<br> Even though I thought we did pretty well with <a href="http://Get%20Your%20Money%20Right%20Before%20Buying%20a%20House">buying our first place</a>, we’ve learned quite a bit in the time since.<br> Buying a House Show Notes<br> <br> * How carefully we choose location<br> * Creating a house budget<br> * Narrowing down contenders based on size and layout<br> <br> Selected Links from the Episode:<br> <br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/buy-right-house/">How to Buy the Right House for You</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/buying-an-affordable-house/">Buying a House? Run the Numbers First! </a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/real-estate/buying-a-house-get-a-home-inspection/">Why Home Inspections Matter</a><br> <br> Thank You for Your Support!<br> Couple Money Podcast is made possible because of listeners like you. Every tweet, Facebook like, rating, and review gets the word out. You can also <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ElleCMP">become a patron</a> and support the show. For a $1 or more a month, you can get behind the scenes access and extra bonuses.<br> Know Your Numbers with Personal Capital<br> This podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/PersonalCapital">Personal Capital</a>, a free tool to not only quickly and easily track your net worth, but also analyze your portfolio. <br>
