When Maddie and I bought our first house in Dallas, we were pumped. Newly built townhome in the heart of Lower Greenville—across from amazing restaurants, caddy-corner to Maddie's sister, close to downtown and Love Field airport, near our friends in Uptown. Massive closets (I mean massive ), an office, a guest room, and a rooftop terrace. We absolutely crushed it. Or so we thought. Here's the thing: we learned some expensive lessons that year. But those lessons? They complete