5 Things Only First Time Home Buyers Will Understand
5. Learning That "Your Home Is Your Castle" Is In No Way To Be Taken Literally
Despite growing up to believe that - as either a Princess or some other sort of maniacal ruler of the land - you'd be destined to live in some sort of fortress, with your neighbours all looking up in admiration and falling into your moat, that's not quite the reality. Still though, you can afford some sort of waterside dock right? A helipad on the roof for when your friends visit? Tracy Island with better bus links? Not quite. Instead you'll have to rule over your kingdom from a more modest location.
A cute and classic 2 bedroom semi might not be the most worthy homestead for one so noble as yourself, but, actually, looking at it now, you can totally see yourself in it. A splash of paint here, your favourite pot plant there, and how expensive can revolving bookcases really be anyway?
Once the literal interpretation of your home being a castle has crumbled away though, it becomes easy to see why the saying is so popular. It might not be the grandest palace in all the land, but it's your palace, and it's still every inch as perfect for you as you dreamed it would be.