‘It's the bane of my existence’: Homeowners share the minor issues they ignored when buying their home that are now much bigger problems

• House hunting in today's market is already intimidating. It has never been so expensive ever. So you have to find the best bang for your buck. But where do you even begin with that? How do you know what to look out for if you have never been a homeowner before or are even handy with that kind of stuff? It looks good, there's a roof and walls, windows seem to work, water runs, there's electricity, what else do you need? Oh, baby, there is SO much more you need to look for. You could spend days pouring over research and finding the best real estate agent and home inspector, which you should probably do anyway. But, in addition to that, you should check out this popular Reddit thread we stumbled upon. A new homeowner asked veteran homeowners what were the little things they didn't notice or that they let slide when they were buying their home that eventually became a much bigger problem in the future and BOY are there a lot of different things you would have never thought of—see for yourself below! 

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