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This is Motley Full Answers.

I'm Alison Southwick, and I'm joined, as always, by Robert Brokamp, personal finance expert

here at The Motley Fool.

We also have special guests, Ross Anderson.

He's visiting from Motley Fool Wealth Management, a sister company of the Motley Fool.

And he's joining us because this is an all-mail bag episode. And we're focusing on mortgages and buying a home and all that fun stuff.

So we'll discuss whether or not buying a home is even a good idea to begin with.

And we'll answer your questions about using retirement accounts to buy a home, setting up priorities, etc., etc.

All that and more on this week's episode of Motleyful answers. Owning home is something we tend to aspire to as we grow up. It's a sign to everyone that

you are successfully adulting. For most people, their house is their largest expense and their

largest tangible asset. It's probably the biggest purchase you ever going to make in your life.

Kind of a big deal. So we've asked Ross Anderson, financial planner with Motley Fool

Wealth Management, a sister company of the Motley Fool, to join us to answer your questions

around home ownership. Ross, thank you for joining us.

Absolutely. Thank you guys for having me. Do you own a home?

I do.

Oh, great. Okay. Now, bro, if I remember correctly, when we did the fully wed game a few weeks ago,

your wife said that one or two houses were the worst financial decisions you two had ever made.

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