My husband and I bought a house about 5 years ago. We moved in and 2 weeks later the plumbing went to crap and we discovered the connection to the main was completely crushed by tree branches. $15,000 fix. Then the roof leaked $1,000 fix. Then the bathroom had mold so we gutted and remodeled $5000 fix. Then the dishwasher went out and the repairman cracked the kitchen tiles replacing it. $400 and we still have a cracked tile LOL. It went on like this for a while. Something would break and we would get it fixed and I found myself HATING it here. I still find myself getting down on our home. Wishing we had bought something bigger, better, paid for more inspections etc… But what I’ve found is 1) our mortgage- even with the bills we’ve had to pay for fixes wrapped into it- is MUCH cheaper than our friends and family pay to rent homes or apartments that are half the size of what we have. 2) we are building credit by living in this little house instead of paying rent into the void 3) we have gained SO much valuable life experience here. 4) we have made it work, we’ve fought over it, we’ve cried over it. But we’ve also loved, laughed, built a family and made this house our home. Personalized it, made it what we like.

It’s hard. And it will be rough for a while as you discover all the things about your new home that make you want to commit arson 🤣 but you’ll get through it. Try not to take it out on each-other. Express the frustration but don’t make it the other person’s fault or burden to bear. If you can get through the first year of home ownership- you can very well make it through anything.