Do you own your home or do you rent? I always thought I would have purchased a home by my 30s, but now that my 40s are just around the corner, and I'm stuck paying $2,200 in rent, I'm not sure if I'll ever own a home.

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Yes I own my own home, Im divorced single mother of 2. I bought my home in my mid thirties. Creating a budget, saving and sticking to the budget help me purchase a home. Once you make a decision you want to own a home, just need the actions to follow. Check your local counties for first time homebuyer programs as well. If I can do it you can too, my credit was terrible and growing up I was never taught to save.

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Why not? if u can afford that rent u can get a 300k house if 300k isn’t enough for even a starter home in your area you need to consider moving or changing careers to make more money….

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Let’s hope a few things happen, we just go up, pricing comes down. Honestly, in my opinion, things like open door and Zillow need to be unable to buy homes along with private equity companies. Because all they do is jack up the prices and then we land where we are now. My first home I bought when I was 26 and my house was less than some people‘s trucks now.
That house cost me 58 nine brand new I didn’t build it but the guy who did his financing fell through. The next house I built I paid 160. It’s almost 3000 ft. has a nice big backyard and a detached 2 1/2 garage.

Owning is better if you can afford it. Speak to a financial advisor. Think about what you have after paying rent for 30 years vs 30 year mortgage.

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