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

[Sonia_K]

Hubby and I bought our first house (a Town House) together when I was 22. We stayed there for 2 years and then bought the house we live in now.

 

[BeneBaby]

I am from the same area as Jen, and buying a house in nearly impossible. I a house in the Ghetto will run you almost a million!!

But I have moved away with my BF. He is 25 and bought this 2 yrs. ago. It's a change living in your own home versus renting. When our water pipe broke I asked my BF...Who do we call? He said.." Here's the water main Babe" I have learned a lot!!

 

[marshall1704]

We were 21 and 22 when we bought our first home. Just paid it off in two years!! Now we are going to wait about 5 years and save up to build a house!!

 

[Geek]

I bought my first house when I was in my early twenties(I'm 40 now) when I was single. I just about killed myself to buy it. I knew early on that I was going to buy real estate since my parents never even bought a house. We rented our whole life.

Prices here in Southern Cal were much more favorable for buyers than now. But, I can tell you one thing, buying a house(at least here in SoCal) is a fine investment...no matter when you buy it.. If I wouldn't have bought my first house, we would never live where we do now, we are lucky and blessed. We now have our third house. Luckily, I'm a guy who can do just about any repair. I put in our entire new kitchen on my own.

Remember, the time to start thinking about buying property is NOW and not later.

 

[grapestain]

We bought our condo when I was 27. In a few years we'll probably upgrade to a small house but we're really happy here now.

 

[Somegirl]

I was 18. Depending on where you live, now or soon is a good time to buy with all the foreclosures.

 

[mimau88]

I bought my first house at 28...

 

[sali]

I bought my first house 2 months ago and I'm 21.

 

[jessiej78]

Well, I'm 29 and still renting....

 

[bCreative]

I hope by the time I'm at least 28-29 I can be able to afford a home

 

[Christie ann]

23 years old. We both had to work lots of overtime to get that down payment...but it was worth it!

 

[suzee]

Iwas 21 when I bourght my first house but sold it a couple of years later big mistake best thing you can do is buy property.

 

[Bellagigi]

I was 24. I had a friend who was living in it at the time and I had always wanted it. When he moved up north to live with his boyfriend I bought it.

 

[butterscotch]

23, paid off the mortgage 10 years later.

 

[soha]

i hope i wil buy a place for my self...m waiting for tht day !