Selling the First Apartment
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Question
Is there a source in Halacha or Kabbalah for the custom of avoiding the sale of a person's first and only apartment?
Answer
Hello,
There is a source for this in the Gemara. It is mentioned in Ben Ish Chai. See sources.
Source
Kiddushin 59.
Zavuni lo mezvanina le, da'ara kamaita hi velo masmana milta = Rav Gidel wanted to buy land, Rabbi Abba, who did not know about it, bought the land. Rabbi Abba did not want to sell it to him, as it is not a good sign to sell the first land purchased.
Ben Ish Chai, second year, Parashat Pinchas, section 13
It is stated in the Gemara Kiddushin that a person should not sell the first land they purchased, as it is not a good sign.