POLL: How old were you when you bought your first house?

YoursEvermore · 09-22-2007, 11:27 PM

I'm just curious. DF and I are getting married in one week and we want to buy a house sometime next year. I'm just wondering how older everyone was when they bought their first house?

Thanks!

SewAmazing · 09-23-2007, 01:59 AM

I was 26yrs. old, single, and had tired of renting apartments for five years. It was the best thing I ever did.

***Marisol*** · 09-23-2007, 02:44 AM

I am hoping to be able to buy my first place this year. I am 28.

***AngelaGM*** · 09-23-2007, 03:02 AM

The first house I bought with my grandmother, I was 25 I believe. I was 31 when I bought my second house with my husband.

***KellyB*** · 09-23-2007, 09:10 AM

I was 32 for the first and 38 for the 2nd.

***Kathy*** · 09-23-2007, 09:23 AM

I bought my first at 39. Almost 40. It was a big step for me because I always had a "thing" about taking on a 30 yr. debt! It completely freaked me out!

***dentaldee*** · 09-23-2007, 11:17 AM

I was 26 when we bought our first house and 32 when we bought our second!

***Anna*** · 09-23-2007, 11:21 AM

Ill be 24 on 11 October and I'll be renting for the sort of first sort of second time-dont ask! and I plan on buying something by age 30. I'm not buying anything untill I'm ops manager in NY-renting keeps you mobile! And I'd like to be makeing that income before I buy.

***MamaRocks*** · 09-23-2007, 11:42 AM

I'm 33 and Still waiting to!

***Marisol*** · 09-23-2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaville

I bought my first at 39. Almost 40. It was a big step for me because I always had a "thing" about taking on a 30 yr. debt! It completely freaked me out!

That is what freaks me out too. I already have student loans for the next few years and adding more to it makes me ill.

***pinkbundles*** · 09-23-2007, 06:52 PM

I bought mine when I was 25 but didn't take possession until this year b/c we chose a long closing date and the house was just finished being built two weeks before we moved in in mid-August.

vtmom · 09-23-2007, 07:00 PM

My husband and I bought our first house when we were 23. We lived there for 18 years, then built the house we live in now. That was 7 years ago.

susan50 · 09-24-2007, 12:24 PM

I was 28 still living there almost paid off

***Karren*** · 09-24-2007, 10:56 PM

25 and we built our first house ourselves... took 4 years.....

***brewgrl*** · 09-24-2007, 11:30 PM

it will be FOREVER before we buy one... and i work in the Building Industry!!!

grrr...

in my town, a 850 sqft condo with two bedrooms & a carport will run you $500k woohoo!!!