BUYING VS RENTING AS AN EXPAT IN THE NETHERLANDS | my honest experience & advice

I rented in Amsterdam for 2 yrs, and now have been a homeowner in Amsterdam for 1.5 yrs. Do I miss being a renter? Do I regret buying a home? Am I an 'idiot' for staying in Amsterdam (thanks internet trolls!)? Is there anything I should have done differently? Watch and find out! *** This is Part 3 of my 'Buying a home in the Netherlands' guide. You can watch Part 1 & 2 here:    • Buying a home in the Netherlands guide   *** TIMESTAMPS ⊹ 00:00 - Introduction ⊹ 00:24 - Financial situation ⊹ 02:26 - Responsibility ⊹ 04:41 - Your plans in the Netherlands ⊹ 07:34 - Making compromises ⊹ 09:48 - VvE & language barriers ⊹ 11:18 - Things I'd do differently ⊹ 14:17 - Final verdict OUR MORTGAGE BROKER: ⊹ OHAO: https://www.ohao.nl/ LET’S CONNECT ⊹ Subscribe to my channel - https://bit.ly/3jXAM2V ​ ⊹ Instagram: ​  / leesa.yu   RELATED VIDEOS BY ME ⊹ Buying a home in the Netherlands series:    • Buying a home in the Netherlands guide   ⊹ How to furnish and maintain your home in the Netherlands:    • AMSTERDAM HOME SHOPPING GUIDE | furniture,...   ⊹ How to find a job in the Netherlands:    • Video   ⊹ Amsterdam shopping guide (groceries, clothes, beauty, books, drugstores):    • SHOPPING GUIDE IN THE NETHERLANDS | Grocer...   ⊹ My 5 biggest mistakes when moving to the Netherlands:    • Video   ⊹ My Netherlands winter survival guide:    • NETHERLANDS WINTER SURVIVAL GUIDE | tips f...   ⊹ Expat Q&A - Top 10 questions my friends & family ask me:    • Video   tags: renting in the netherlands, finding an apartment in amsterdam, buying vs renting in amsterdam, amsterdam expat experience, buying a home as an expat in the netherlands, homeowner in the netherlands, buying a home in the netherlands, buying a house in amsterdam, homebuying process, buying a home as an amsterdam expat, amsterdam life, moving to the netherlands, living in amsterdam, moving to holland, how to buy a home in the netherlands, looking for an apartment in amsterdam, homeowners in the netherlands, how to buy a home as a non-Dutch citizen, bidding for a home