Freddie Smith
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Monday 16 February 2026 19:45:58 GMT
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Stanley and Jess :
It’s fun too when you live in a place where homes as cheap as 550 don’t even exist💔 “starter homes” within 2 hours of boston are typically closer to 800 starting. 😞
2026-02-17 03:31:54
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Jamie Spooner :
Yep and my parents just don’t understand this. They think it’s “always been this way”
2026-02-16 19:52:13
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Madame Ovaries :
A starter home in my area is well over a million . It’s so stupid
2026-02-17 03:44:49
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CBRoadster :
2018 I bought my first house $150k 2019 I sold it for $175k jan 2025 that buyer sold it for $425k now estimated $500k+ what was a starter home now unobtainable for 2 working adults making $50-60k each
2026-02-16 22:06:18
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ArmyMPV5 :
My first house was a 40k one that needed work. Y’all don’t want that. Yall want 3000sqft with a pool. I’m 41 and about to build a house that I will pass to my kid.
2026-02-16 20:10:14
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Sydney 🇺🇸 :
EXACTLY! We have a pretty sizable down payment and even if we have 100k more for our down payment, we still couldn’t afford the house cuz we can’t pay the monthly payments and we make more than the median income rn.
2026-02-17 02:12:16
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chadpsualum :
So you move to where the $200k homes are. Yes they’re worse than the original but fix it up over time to help it appreciate.
2026-02-16 22:44:50
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Chuck52905 :
We’re all fucked. My life goal has changed from a comfortable sized single family house to a tiny home
2026-02-17 03:38:40
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Andrew Ziegler :
I agree with the message but perspective is important. Unless you live in a big city, you can still find homes in the 200-300k range as a starter home and start the process the same way the people did in 09
2026-02-17 06:26:30
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tytamiaaaaaa :
This isn’t depressing at all 🙃
2026-02-17 03:22:26
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WaveyDavey :
It’s minimum like 400k for a decent starter home lol
2026-03-11 12:29:15
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peachykeen202 :
Bought my home in 1998. Sold it for a decent profit in 2022. Can’t afford to buy a one bedroom condo.
2026-02-17 11:39:48
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BeebeWrites :
Yeah it's hard. Our mortgage is 100% of my take home pay.
2026-02-17 14:02:16
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Mamayessenia :
The monthly payment is terrifying me
2026-02-16 19:52:49
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Danielle :
my parents bought in 1987 for $130k, it's now valued at $700k. it's insane. the house was built in 1960.
2026-02-17 14:43:46
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TheChosenYuan :
The problem is that the $400k home in 2019 is now $700k in Eastern MA
2026-02-17 13:27:55
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Mcsloaner :
And that 500k house hasn’t actually been updated since 2009…
2026-03-29 15:49:53
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MOELLE :
My rent is 1900 for a one bedroom…..
2026-02-19 05:21:43
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David Starkey105 :
it's a beautiful story. I'll never own a home.
2026-02-16 20:48:49
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MotherClucker :
I'm an older millennial, built our home in 2007 I was 26 when it was finished and we moved in... our mortgage is 921 a month, gross income is over 100k.... I thank god every day we built when we did...we did build it as our forever home so no intention of ever moving and I definitely wouldn't now cause I love my mortgage rate 😂
2026-02-16 20:07:58
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Gail 🆘🇺🇸 :
The problem with this scenario is that you say a young millennial buying a $550k home. In my early thirties I couldn’t / wouldn’t be able to buy a $200k home. 😳
2026-02-16 21:48:34
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Jeramy With An A :
3% downpayment? More like 20% downpayment.
2026-02-16 20:04:14
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StuckInThe 8Tees 📀 :
Damn those investors buying up the single family homes like a monopoly game. People just buying them only to sell 2years later. Sucks for people who want their forever home!
2026-02-16 20:30:39
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Katie Herring :
So we bought, but at the tippy top of what they said we could afford and now I feel trapped. Monthly is $6400. We just had our first baby and every month I’m reminded that if we just went back to renting, I could quit my job 😭 but we just wanted to own and have something to pass down to her
2026-02-17 03:40:35
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BannedButBack :
I made $30k a year in 1984 and bought my first home. A 2 bdrm condo on the train line from Middletown NJ right into NYC. No “credit score,” just “can you pay the mortgage.” I could, yes. $79k and it was mine. Same house sold by current owners for $400k last year. SAME house.
2026-02-16 20:09:33
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