# STOP Saving to Buy a House! (BIGGEST Financial Mistake) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/property-investors-podcast-6454190/stop-saving-to-buy-a-house-biggest-financial-mistake Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/property-investors-podcast-6454190/stop-saving-to-buy-a-house-biggest-financial-mistake.md Podcast: [Property Investors Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/property-investors-podcast-6454190) Published: 2026-03-04T18:55:02+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/propertyinvestors/episodes/STOP-Saving-to-Buy-a-House--BIGGEST-Financial-Mistake-e3fuis3 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10d913bac/podcast/play/116394307/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-4%2F419292483-44100-2-49ec301db1c62.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/property-investors-podcast-6454190/episodes/stop-saving-to-buy-a-house-biggest-financial-mistake Duration seconds: 1437 ## Resource FREE Training & More : https://linktr.ee/russellleeds If you're saving up to buy a house to live in, stop! It could be the "biggest financial mistake" you ever make. This week on The Property Investors Podcast, Russell and Anna debate the financial logic of buying your own home versus renting where you live and using your capital to build an investment portfolio. Russell argues that buying a house to live in is an emotional decision, not an investment, and that combining the two is a major red flag. The only way to approach property is by looking at the formulas and making decisions based on your Return on Investment (ROI). We look at how to calculate ROI and why capital appreciation should only be considered a bonus. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.instagram.com/russellleeds/ https://www.instagram.com/anna.n.leeds/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/property-investors-podcast-6454190/episodes/stop-saving-to-buy-a-house-biggest-financial-mistake/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/property-investors-podcast-6454190/stop-saving-to-buy-a-house-biggest-financial-mistake.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.