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02-23-2016, 05:51 PM
10 things I learned buying a home for the first time
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After a decade of renting a cramped closet-sized apartment in New York City, my husband and I*decided to buy our first real live home, with rooms and a yard.*
We are both in our 30s,*which I assumed was “about the time people buy houses."*
According to Zillow (http://www.zillow.com/research/first-time-homebuyer-profile-11188/), most*first-time*homebuyers*clock in at an average age of about 31, though the age is rising to 32-34.*
SEE ALSO: The U.S. cities where rents will fall this year (spoiler: **t on either coast) (http://mashable.com/2016/01/26/u-s-cities-rent-2016/)
We spent the last few years saving*money for our down payment and doing research. Starting on Trulia (http://mashable.com/category/trulia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Zillow (http://mashable.com/category/zillow/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), we searched for homes*around the five boroughs, and eventually in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, upstate New York and New Jersey before we found areas that seemed affordable, safe and to our liking. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/first-time-homebuyer-tips/)
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After a decade of renting a cramped closet-sized apartment in New York City, my husband and I*decided to buy our first real live home, with rooms and a yard.*
We are both in our 30s,*which I assumed was “about the time people buy houses."*
According to Zillow (http://www.zillow.com/research/first-time-homebuyer-profile-11188/), most*first-time*homebuyers*clock in at an average age of about 31, though the age is rising to 32-34.*
SEE ALSO: The U.S. cities where rents will fall this year (spoiler: **t on either coast) (http://mashable.com/2016/01/26/u-s-cities-rent-2016/)
We spent the last few years saving*money for our down payment and doing research. Starting on Trulia (http://mashable.com/category/trulia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Zillow (http://mashable.com/category/zillow/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), we searched for homes*around the five boroughs, and eventually in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, upstate New York and New Jersey before we found areas that seemed affordable, safe and to our liking. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/23/first-time-homebuyer-tips/)
More about Home (http://mashable.com/home/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Lifestyle (http://mashable.com/lifestyle/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/LMdqf3i7JOQ