I was young when I purchased my first home. I had a newborn baby to care for, and a career change in-between it all. My brain, at that time, was taking in so much new information that it was hard to make sense of it all. But thankfully, my mother, a real estate agent, was there to guide me through the home-buying process, (as well as my new role as a mom). I’m still not sure which was more stressful, buying a home or the newborn baby! (Just kidding!) Throughout the home-buying process, I learned to pay attention to words that otherwise simply weren’t in my working vocabulary. Many of…