First-Time Home Buyers, the Uninitiated Need You

We know you’re out there, thousands of you, and you’ve just been through one of life’s biggest and most confusing passages. You just bought your first home.

So, before you completely block out all memories of your house-hunt, we’d like to hear your stories. Share your pain or pleasure, and maybe you can make the process easier for the next class of home buyers right behind you.

Send your “Tales From the Trenches,” to Dick Barnes, Real Estate Editor, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. Or e-mail them to:

Real.Estate@LATimes.com.

Please make your tale as instructional as possible. Lists of do’s and don’t’s are especially welcome. Be sure to include your phone number.