Nearly half of millennials who plan to buy a house in the near future have no savings for a down payment. According to a recent study by Apartment List, nine out of 10 millennial renters plan to buy a house, but 48% say they have no savings for a down payment. The study found that only 11% of millennials who plan
Now that I am hopefully getting into the world of home ownership, I'm starting to look for all the ways that owning a home can save me money. There are some big expenses that come along with home ownership (like repairs and renovations) but hopefully I can offset those expenses with some of these money saving techniques. Save Money on
I'm finally at the point where I'm ready to talk about the next huge step in my life. A few weeks ago I got engaged, and a day later my fiancee and I got a call from our Realtor saying that the offer we put in on a house was accepted. There are so many things that can go wrong
My girlfriend Tag and I have been watching a lot of HGTV and get really excited about the idea of owning a house. Watching people do renovations and get their dream homes is lots of fun and there are times I'm certain I want a house. But then I think about how much it really costs to own a house
Every now and then, I look at houses for sale and think about buying one. Usually this happens a few months before my apartment lease expires. I just moved into my apartment in June, so I should have no reason to be looking at homes. And yet, I find myself searching through Zillow and looking for houses in my price
After this weekend, I don't think I ever want to own a home. My girlfriend Tag asked me to help her family move some dirt so they could expand their driveway. I was planning to record my next personal finance song this weekend, but had a little bit of a stuffy nose and couldn't really sing, so I decided to
Over the next week I will be moving into a new apartment. I move every year, so I'm pretty much a pro at getting this whole process done as quickly, cheaply and painlessly as possible. photo credit: flickr.com/zeke_ Don't get me wrong; moving sucks. It will not be quick, cheap, or painless. The only thing you can do
I am moving into a new apartment in about three weeks. Every year when my apartment lease is up, I have a decision to make: I can renew my lease, I can end my lease and rent a new apartment, or I can end my lease and buy a house. The "American Dream" part of me wants to buy a
