This post is covering buying and taking care of a home and property.
We bought our home from our friends. We rented the house first. If we were being shown the house, one lesson learned the hard way. Access to the pipes. We had a major plumbing issue where a hole had to be cut out in our living room wall. A door had to be installed so we can get to the pipes in case there is a problem.
Lesson learned find out where you can access, the plumbing and the electrical. For unless you are wealthy, you will be the one working on it.
Luckily, because of my job, I know some basic electronics. If you own a home now, and are not well off enough to hire someone, you need to be an amateur, electrician, plumber, landscape person, etc. A Jack of all trades, but a master of any?